Prescod-Weinstein, Chanda
unknown · Contribution: 2021-2022
Theoretical cosmology and particle physics research; launched the Cite Black Women+ in Physics and Astronomy Bibliography
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Impact on the world
Published 'The Disordered Cosmos,' a widely discussed book connecting theoretical physics with Black feminist science studies, and launched a bibliography project promoting the citation of Black women researchers in physics and astronomy.
Life & background
A theoretical cosmologist and particle physicist at the University of New Hampshire, with research connections to observational astronomy, Prescod-Weinstein also works in Black feminist science studies, an interdisciplinary field she helped advance through her 2021 book 'The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred,' and through launching the Cite Black Women+ in Physics and Astronomy Bibliography in 2022.
Sources
- AIP (Stories from Black Physicists in Our Collections); AWIS (Association for Women in Science); American Physical Society (Bouchet Award 2021); University of New Hampshire faculty profile
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