Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Personal Information
Born: 1982
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
Harvard University AB Physics Astronomy & Astrophysics 2003; UC Santa Cruz MS Astronomy & Astrophysics 2006; University of Waterloo & Perimeter Institute PhD Theoretical Physics 2011; SACNAS Leadership Institute Certificate Diverse Leadership for a Diverse STEM Community 2012
Professional Life
Field of Study: Physical Cosmology
Institution/Corporation: University of New Hampshire; MIT; University of Washington; Goddard Flight Center
Degrees & Memberships: Member: National Society of Hispanic Physicists American Astronomical Society National Society of Black Physicists Jewish Voice for Peace Academic Advisory Council (past member) National Society of Black Physicists Society for the Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
Awards & Achievements
Awards: Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science; 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award University of Waterloo Faculty of Science; 2021 Award for Excellence in Research by an Assistant Professor University of New Hampshire; 2021 Edward A. Bouchet Award American Physical Society; 2021 Gold Level Sustainability Award University of New Hampshire; 2020 Nature's 10 in 2020 Nature Magazine; 2017 LGBT & Physicists Acknowledgement of Excellence Award; 2013 Infinite Kilometer Award MIT School of Science; 2012 Lindau Nobel Laureate Delegate; 2004-2007 NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Achievements: possibly first African-American woman to hold a faculty position in theoretical cosmology; co-founder of Particles for Justice
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