Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS April Meeting 2023
Volume 68, Number 6
Minneapolis, Minnesota (Apr 15-18)
Virtual (Apr 24-26); Time Zone: Central Time
Session C03: Broadening Participation in Nuclear PhysicsDiversity Education Invited Undergrad Friendly
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Sponsoring Units: FED DNP Chair: Geraldine Cochran, Rutgers University Room: MG Salon B - 3rd Floor |
Saturday, April 15, 2023 1:30PM - 1:57PM |
C03.00001: Determining gender representation in the field of heavy ion collisions Invited Speaker: Christine E Nattrass We present a study of the demographics of major conferences in heavy ion physics. We look at the distribution of talks by gender for Quark Matter, Strangeness in Quark Matter, Initial Stages, and Hard Probes between 2011--2022. We find that women are often underrepresented among plenary speakers and usually underrepresented among parallel speakers. At Quark Matter, women are more likely to be given a poster presentation in lieu of an oral presentation. The Quark Matter summary talk has never been given by a woman. We discuss the collection of data and possible approaches to make the field more equitable and, therefore, more scientifically productive. |
Saturday, April 15, 2023 1:57PM - 2:24PM |
C03.00002: Increasing the participation of Black and Latinx students and faculty in nuclear physics Invited Speaker: Paul L Gueye The U.S. nuclear physics workforce representation is drastically different than its population. This problem is not new and a plethora of programs have tried to tackle this issue for several decades targeting under-represented and marginalized groups. However, while only very few achieved some level of noticeable successes, all have provided some localized changes, even if minute. One of the main outcomes from all these efforts is a flat distribution at the percent level or less in the representation of these communities in nuclear physics over the past 30 years. The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University has embarked on an aggressive effort to try to establish nationwide initiatives spanning from pre-college to professionals supported by Michigan State University, the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy. These efforts, combined with many others across the U.S., are expected to be paradigm shifts and facilitate unique collaborations with higher education institutions and/or national facilities. Furthermore, successful programs require solid foundations for longevity in order to “move the needle”, a component that is also integrated in this endeavor to be sustainable in order to ensure growth and long-term impacts. A review of some of these programs will be presented and discussed. |
Saturday, April 15, 2023 2:24PM - 2:51PM |
C03.00003: The role of academic coaching and mentoring to broaden participation in STEM Invited Speaker: Steven Thomas
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Saturday, April 15, 2023 2:51PM - 3:18PM |
C03.00004: Panel Discussion
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