Moe Visiting Lecture by Dr. Chanda Prescod-WeinsteinMarch 19 at 7:30–9 p.m.
The Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies Program is delighted to welcome Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein to campus for the 2025 Moe Visiting lecture.
Dr. Prescod-Weinstein is presenting a lecture on Wednesday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is an assistant professor of physics and astronomy and core faculty in women’s and gender studies at the University of New Hampshire. She is also a columnist for New Scientist and Physics World.
Her research in theoretical physics focuses on cosmology, neutron stars, and dark matter. She also does research in Black feminist science, technology, and society studies.
Nature recognized her as one of 10 people who shaped science in 2020, and Essence magazine has recognized her as one of “15 Black Women Who Are Paving the Way in STEM and Breaking Barriers.” A cofounder of Particles for Justice, she received the 2017 LGBT+ Physicists Acknowledgement of Excellence Award for her contributions to improving conditions for marginalized people in physics and the 2021 American Physical Society Edward A. Bouchet Award for her contributions to particle cosmology.
Originally from East L.A., she divides her time between the New Hampshire Seacoast and Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her first book, The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred, is forthcoming on March 9, 2021 from Bold Type Books.
The Moe Visiting Lectureship is endowed by Karin and Robert Moe in honor of their daughter, Kris Burke Moe, class of 1984. Since its inaugural year in 2000, the Moe Lectureship has allowed GWSS to bring top feminist scholars to the Gustavus community. The Moe Lectures represent the interdisciplinary and intersectional nature of the Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies program, bringing expertise from various field including anthropology, cultural studies, biology, literature, philosophy, history, and law.
