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第42回（2021年） Winner
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
チャンダ・プレスコード＝ワインスタイン
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
プロフィール
- 性別
- 不明
- 生誕
- null （El Sereno, Los Angeles, California, U.S.）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Reconstructionist Judaism
- 居住地歴
- El Sereno (Los Angeles) → Waterloo, Canada / Perimeter Institute (research affiliation) → Cambridge, MA / MIT → Seattle, WA / University of Washington → Durham, NH / University of New Hampshire
経歴
- 職業
- theoretical cosmologist, particle physicist, science writer, university professor, activist
- 活動期間
- 2003年〜
- 所属
- Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Washington, University of New Hampshire, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
- 所属団体
- National Society of Black Physicists (executive committee), Reconstructing Judaism (former Chair, Jews of Color and Allies Advisory Group)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Lee Smolin, Niayesh Afshordi, Ann Nelson
- 影響を与えた人物
- Particles for Justice (movement and related researcher community), Students and early-career researchers, especially Black women in physics
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard College | College (Physics & Astronomy) | Physics and Astronomy | B.A.（物理学・天文学） | 1999–2003 | United States |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | Graduate (Astronomy) | Astronomy | M.S.（天文学） | 2004–2005 | United States |
| University of Waterloo (research conducted at Perimeter Institute) | Graduate (Science) | Physics (Quantum gravity / Cosmology) | Ph.D. | 2006–2010 | Canada |
Harvard College
College (Physics & Astronomy)
/ Physics and Astronomy
学位:
B.A.（物理学・天文学）
期間:
1999–2003
卒業年:
2003
国:
United States
Undergraduate thesis: A study of winds in active galactic nuclei
University of California, Santa Cruz
Graduate (Astronomy)
/ Astronomy
学位:
M.S.（天文学）
期間:
2004–2005
卒業年:
2005
国:
United States
Worked with Anthony Aguirre
University of Waterloo (research conducted at Perimeter Institute)
Graduate (Science)
/ Physics (Quantum gravity / Cosmology)
学位:
Ph.D.
期間:
2006–2010
卒業年:
2010
国:
Canada
Doctoral dissertation on cosmic acceleration as quantum gravity phenomenology (supervisors: Lee Smolin, Niayesh Afshordi)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Phi Beta Kappa Award for Science | — | — | Phi Beta Kappa | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Edward A. Bouchet Award | — | — | American Physical Society | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Science & Technology) | The Disordered Cosmos | Science & Technology | Los Angeles Times | 受賞 |
| 2022 | PEN Oakland – Josephine Miles Literary Award | The Disordered Cosmos | ノンフィクション | PEN Oakland | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Infinite Kilometer Award | — | — | MIT School of Science | 受賞 |
| 2017 | LGBT+ Physicists Acknowledgement of Excellence Award | — | — | LGBT+ Physicists | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Barbados House Canada Inc. Gordon C Bynoe Scholarship | — | — | Barbados House Canada Inc. | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Nature's 10 (2020) | — | — | Nature | 選出 |
Phi Beta Kappa Award for Science
2022
主催:
Phi Beta Kappa
結果:
受賞
Edward A. Bouchet Award
2021
主催:
American Physical Society
結果:
受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Science & Technology)
2022
対象作品:
The Disordered Cosmos
部門:
Science & Technology
主催:
Los Angeles Times
結果:
受賞
PEN Oakland – Josephine Miles Literary Award
2022
対象作品:
The Disordered Cosmos
部門:
ノンフィクション
主催:
PEN Oakland
結果:
受賞
Infinite Kilometer Award
2013
主催:
MIT School of Science
結果:
受賞
LGBT+ Physicists Acknowledgement of Excellence Award
2017
主催:
LGBT+ Physicists
結果:
受賞
Barbados House Canada Inc. Gordon C Bynoe Scholarship
2007
主催:
Barbados House Canada Inc.
結果:
受賞
Nature's 10 (2020)
2020
主催:
Nature
結果:
選出
受賞・候補エディション
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第32回（2022年） Winner
作品
代表作
The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred
2021年 Science non-fiction (popular science / essays)A popular-science book that explores dark matter and spacetime while examining the relationship between science and society—particularly issues of race, gender, and inclusion. It blends personal narrative, history of science, and discussion of contemporary theoretical physics to critically reflect on how science is practiced and who is recognized within it.
dark matterspacetimescience and societydiversity and inclusion
全著作
- Prescod-Weinstein, Chanda (2021). The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred.
作風・主題
- 文体
- Accessible, explanatory science writingEssayistic blend of personal narrative and academic discussionCritical and reflective perspective on scientific institutions and culture
- 頻出モチーフ
- Observers and frameworks of knowledge productionStructures of inclusion and exclusionIntersection of personal experience and scientific inquiry
評価・遺産
Known for contributions to theoretical cosmology and particle physics and for activism promoting diversity and inclusion in science. Through popular writing and public engagement, she has raised awareness of the social dimensions of scientific practice.
関連学会
- American Physical Society (awardee / engagement)
- National Society of Black Physicists (involved)
大衆文化への影響
- Selected for Nature's "Nature's 10" (2020)
- Frequent appearances and writing in mainstream media and columns
引用
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“G-d is not necessarily a supernatural presence, but rather a concept that holds space for how we spiritually connect with our sense of what the universe is about, what life is about.”
出典: Interview / essay (source: Hey Alma / public interviews) (2023年)
豆知識
- Daughter of activist/author Margaret Prescod
- Granddaughter of feminist Selma James and step-granddaughter of C. L. R. James
- Identifies as queer and agender
- Worked on a database cataloguing professional publications by Black women with PhDs in physics-related disciplines
- Joined the faculty at University of New Hampshire and earned tenure in 2023