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Shawn Blanton is a professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University. In 1995, he received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His research interests include various aspects of integrated system tests, testable design, and test methodology development. He has consulted for […]

Many in the scientific world are celebrating the fact that two women received this year’s Nobel prizes in physics and chemistry. Donna Strickland and Frances Arnold are only the 20th and 21st female scientists to be recognised by the Nobel Committee. Yet in over 100 years, we have never seen a black scientist become a […]

The Racist Roots of Fighting Obesity Prescribing weight loss to Black women ignores barriers to their health By Sabrina Strings & Lindo Bacon Black people, and Black women in particular, face considerable health challenges. Compared with their rates in other racial groups, chronic cardiovascular, inflammatory and metabolic risk factors have been found to be elevated in Black . . […]

I first came to Katherine McKittrick’s work through the paper “Mathematics Black Life.” As a Black theoretical physicist—one searching to gain an understanding of the links between the science I love so much and the white supremacy I can’t stand, searching for how to make a future out of their collision in me—I found McKittrick’s […]

December 18, 2023 4 min read Young Researchers of Color Need Better Mentors Universities need to train their faculty to be better mentors to students of color, and to understand these students’ vulnerabilities By Nia Burrell When I started the physics Ph.D. program I was so excited about, I realized I was one of the […]

With black unemployment reaching historic levels, banks laying off tens of thousands and law school graduates waiting tables, why aren’t more African-Americans looking toward science, technology, engineering and math — the still-hiring careers known as STEM? The answer turns out to be a complex equation of self-doubt, stereotypes, discouragement and economics — and sometimes just […]

As a junior studying bioengineering, Amida Koroma was a fixture on the dean’s list at the University of Maryland. Yet Koroma, who is Black, said she felt as if many of her white peers dismissed her as less capable. “When we’re working on group projects, they’ll say things like, ‘You can do the typing,’ as […]

A quiet panic started happening sometime last summer in the world of science. The root of the issue began long before that, but by October 2023 it could no longer be ignored: People don’t really trust science anymore. More specifically, a growing chunk of Americans who lived through the peak global impact of COVID-19 now […]

Scientists are held in high esteem by most Americans, with public confidence in scientists outpacing that for other prominent groups, but Black adults are significantly less likely than White adults to share that view.

Our list of influential Black physicists is as diverse as the field of study. These leaders in the field of physics are conducting research in areas like nuclear research, medicine, astronomy, and more. They are paving the way for the next generation of physicists. In This Article: Black Physicists Making Important Contributions to the Field […]


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