Committee on Minorities in Physics

The membership of the Committee on Minorities in Physics consists of nine (9) persons selected by the Committee on Committees and appointed by the President-Elect to staggered three-year terms. The President-Elect appoints the Chair from among the members. This Committee addresses the production, retention, and career development of minority physicists and gathers and maintains data on minorities in physics in support of these objectives. It may recommend and supervise studies and programs relevant to this charge. It reports annually to the Council.

Chair: Roseanne Cheng (01/23 - 12/23)
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Member: Helen Caines (01/21 - 12/23)
Yale University

Member: Thomas Searles (01/21 - 12/23)
University of Illinois at Chicago

Member: Vianney Gimenez-Pinto (01/22 - 12/24)
Lincoln University (Missouri)

Member: Pablo Laguna (01/22 - 12/24)
University of Texas at Austin

Member: Tennille Presley (01/23 - 12/25)
Winston-Salem State University

Member: Kristian Barajas (01/23 - 12/25)
University of California, Los Angeles

Member: Xandria Quichocho (01/23 - 12/25)
Texas State University

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