Why Physicists Should Care About Viruses

Speaker

• LaNell Williams Ph.D. Student at Harvard University
  

  LaNell Williams

  Ph.D. Student at Harvard University

  LaNell Alexandria Williams is a current Ph.D. student at Harvard University studying soft condensed matter physics. Her current research interest includes an in-depth analysis of the physics of self-assembled systems by studying the assembly pathway of viruses. She graduated with her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Physics at Wesleyan University in 2015. She is on the APS Board and Council of Representatives. And she is the founder of the award-winning “Women+ of Color Project” that shares best practices for applying to grad school and succeeding in academia.