Committee on Diversity in Physics

The AAPT Committee on Diversity in physics stands as the voice for marginalized groups within AAPT and the broader scientific community, hearing and responding to the concerns of those in marginalized groups, and working together to find just and equitable solutions to issues of concern around diversity, equity, and inclusion.

(Prior to October 2013, this was the Committee on Minorities in Physics)

Area Committee of the Year - 2016
Area Committee of the Year - 2020
Area Committee of the Year - 2021

Session and Workshop Forms

Mission Statement (currently being updated)

AAPT White Paper on NSF Funding Initiatives and Priorities (PDF) - Endorsed by the Board of Directors on April 10, 2021
CoDP Statement on Violence and Racism Against Black People (PDF) - June 5, 2020
Statement on Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (HTML / PDF)
Supporting and Enhancing Diversity and Inclusiveness in AAPT (PDF) -- Report accepted by the Board of Directors on February 18, 2017
Statement on the Use of the GRE in Admissions to Graduate Physics Programs (PDF)--Approved by the AAPT Board of Directors on July 21, 2019.

Reports

 

Committee Members

Chris Gosling (Term ending after WM2025)

Amy D. Robertson (Term ending after WM2025)

Negussie Tirfessa (Term ending after WM2024)

Beth A. Cunningham, Ex Officio

Julie M. McIntyre, Staff Liaison

Past Chairs

Arlene Modeste Knowles (2021)

Alexis Knaub (2022)

Idaykis Rodriguez (2023)

 

Mission

  1. Seek more effective means of recruitment and retention of minority members of society in physics classes and physics related careers.
  2. Seek methods of aiding minority physicists to overcome barriers to career development.
  3. Communicate to the AAPT membership and to the community at large the findings of the committee, through approved AAPT channels.