APS IDEA Representatives

The Harvard Physics Department is proud to be part the APS-IDEA network. The APS Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Alliance (APS-IDEA) is a new initiative with a mission of empowering and supporting physics departments, laboratories, and other organizations to identify and enact strategies for improving equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). It will do so by establishing a community of transformation. Please see our Current Initiatives page for more about this network.

Liz Alcock

Staff Representative

Faculty Assistant to Profs. Demler, Halperin, Nelson, Sachdev, and Vishwanath - 4 years in the department

Liz Alcock earned a Bachelor’s degree from...

Jacob Barandes

Graduate Student Representative

Co-Director of Graduate Studies and Lecturer for the Department of Physics - 10 years in the department.
My areas of interest include quantum mechanics,... Read more about Jacob Barandes

Maya Burhanpurkar

Undergraduate Student Representative

Harvard College Junior - 3 years in the department.

Sambuddha Chattopadhya

Undergraduate Student Representative

Harvard College Junior - 3 years in the department.

Taylor Contreras

Women in Physics Representative

Graduate Student - 2 years in the department.
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John Huth

Faculty Co-Chair, Equity & Inclusion Committee

Donner Professor of Science - 27 years in the department.
Professor Huth is the co-chair of the Equity and Inclusion Committee. He works mainly in...

Madelyn Leembruggen

Graduate Student Representative

Graduate Student - 2 years in the department.
Madelyn Leembruggen is a graduate student in Prof. Chris Rycroft's Applied Mathematics group. She has B.S.'s... Read more about Madelyn Leembruggen