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Diversity and inclusion

Diversity and inclusion

Measures of success: how to thrive as a student in physics

26 Oct 2020

This article is the second in a series of essays written by Black physicists and co-published with Physics Today as part of #BlackInPhysics week, an event dedicated to celebrating Black physicists and their contributions to the scientific community, and to revealing a more complete picture of what a physicist looks like.

Tamia Williams
Path to success: Physicist and artist Tamia Williams found that community and hard work were key factors to a successful start in physics. (Courtesy: Jordan Newell)
For a long time, I used to think success in physics mainly meant winning accolades, getting institut

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Tamia Williams is a physicist and artist from New York City. Currently, she is a graduate student at Pace University. In 2018 she earned a BA in physics and theatre arts from Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts. Her research is in physics education, with a focus on connecting physics identity and racial identity for students of colour, as well as looking at its intersection of the performing arts on Black identity, www.tamiawilliams.com, _tamia_miaaaa on Instagram, tamia_miaaaa on Twitter

© Tamia Williams 2020
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