Organizational Leadership
Dr. Charles D. Brown II
Charles is starting as an Assistant Professor of Physics at Yale in January 2023. He conducts quantum simulation experiments to study single, few- and many-body quantum physics in condensed matter settings, as well as to study the role that topology plays in the properties of exotic materials.
Dr. Eileen
Gonzales
Dr. Eileen Gonzales is a 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University. Her research focuses on understanding the atmospheres of brown dwarfs and directly-imaged exoplanets.
Dr. Jessica
Esquivel
Dr. Jessica Esquivel is an Associate Scientist at Fermilab working on the Muon g-2 experiment. She is also a AAAS If/Then Ambassador, a member of the Change – Now Collective, a Science Communicator and a vocal advocate for increasing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in STEM.
Jeremy
Platt
Jeremy Platt is an Experience Designer. He researches, designs, tests, analyzes, and refines inclusive experiences. As a Senior UX Designer, Jeremy is currently working at Verizon to improve their support experience.
Current #BlackInPhysics Week Organizer Team
Dr. Charles D. Brown II
Charles is starting as an Assistant Professor of Physics at Yale in January 2023. He conducts quantum simulation experiments to study single, few- and many-body quantum physics in condensed matter settings, as well as to study the role that topology plays in the properties of exotic materials.
Dr. Eileen Gonzales
Dr. Eileen Gonzales is a 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University. Her research focuses on understanding the atmospheres of brown dwarfs and directly-imaged exoplanets.
Caprice Phillips
Caprice Phillips is a 4th year astronomy PhD candidate at The Ohio State University. She works on atmospheric retrievals of brown dwarfs and directly imaged exoplanets and detecting biosignatures with JWST and Twinkle.
Dr. Tonima Tasnim Ananna
Dr. Tonima Tasnim Ananna is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at Dartmouth College. She quantifies the growth of Supermassive Black Holes that reside at the centers of galaxies.
Tamia Williams
Tamia Williams is a high school physics teacher at The Bronx High School of Science. She is a multi-hyphenate science communicator who promotes a more inclusive and creative space within STEAM.
Dr. Vanessa A. Sanders
Dr. Vanessa A. Sanders is an Associate Scientist in the Medical Isotope Research and Production (MIRP) group at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL).
Farrah Simpson
Farrah Simpson is a Jamaican native and a PhD candidate at Brown University. She studies High Energy Experimental Physics with the CMS collaboration.
Marika Edwards
Marika Edwards is currently a GEM Fellow at the University of Florida working towards her PhD in Astronomy.
Dr. Kendall Mahn
Dr. Kendall Mahn is an Associate Professor at Michigan State University. She works on measurements of neutrino oscillation and neutrino interactions on the Tokai-to-Kamioka experiment and Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.
Jeremy Platt
Jeremy Platt is an Experience Designer. He researches, designs, tests, analyzes, and refines inclusive experiences.
#BlackInPhysics Week Founders
Dr. Charles D. Brown II
Charles is starting as an Assistant Professor of Physics at Yale in January 2023. He conducts quantum simulation experiments to study single, few- and many-body quantum physics in condensed matter settings, as well as to study the role that topology plays in the properties of exotic materials.
Dr. Eileen Gonzales
Dr. Eileen Gonzales is a 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University. Her research focuses on understanding the atmospheres of brown dwarfs and directly-imaged exoplanets.
Dr. Jessica Esquivel
Dr. Jessica Esquivel is an Associate Scientist at Fermilab working on the Muon g-2 experiment. She is also a AAAS If/Then Ambassador, a member of the Change – Now Collective, a Science Communicator and a vocal advocate for increasing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in STEM.
LaNell Williams
Biophysicist
Dr. Vanessa A. Sanders
Dr. Vanessa A. Sanders is an Associate Scientist in the Medical Isotope Research and Production (MIRP) group at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL).
Ashley L. Walker
Ashley L. Walker is an astrochemist, planetary scientist, and science communicator.
Jessica Tucker
Jessica, a Detroit native, inspired by the city’s roots in automation and techno sought to become a physicist and is now a quantum information scientist.
Marika Edwards
Marika Edwards is currently a GEM Fellow at the University of Florida working towards her PhD in Astronomy.
Dr. Bryan Ramson
Postdoctoral Scholar
Cheyenne Polius
Cheyenne is an Astrophysicist and Science Communicator.
Xandria Quichocho
Physics Education Researcher
Dr. Ciara Sivels
Nuclear Engineer