Charles D. Brown II
Charles D. Brown II | |
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Alma mater | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Yale University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theoretical physics, many body physics, ultracold atoms, optical lattices, quantum fluid dynamics |
Institutions | University of California, Berkley |
Thesis | Optical, Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Superfluid Liquid Helium Drops Magnetically-Levitated in Vacuum (2019) |
Doctoral advisor | Jack Harris |
Charles D. Brown II is an American physicist and postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, studying many-body physics of ultracold atoms in optical lattices. Brown is also a lead organiser of #BlackInPhysics week, a campaign to recognise and amplify the scientific contributions of Black physicists.[1][2]
Early life and education
Brown studied physics at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, receiving a Bachelor of Science in 2013.[3] During his undergraduate studies, he carried out a 10-week research placement at the University of Chicago supported by the National Science Foundation.[4]
He obtained a PhD in physics from the Yale University in 2019, focusing on quantum fluid dynamics.[5][6] His thesis investigated the optomechanical properties of superfluid liquid helium drops.[7][8] Specifically, he studied the interaction between optical modes and surface vibrations of magnetically levitated superfluid drops.[9][10] Brown received the Leigh Paige Award (2013) and the D. Allan Bromley Fellowship for Graduate Research in Physics (2017) from Yale. He was also awarded a Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship in 2018.[11][12]
During his graduate studies, Brown was a student representative on the Board of the National Society of Black Physicists.[13] He also co-founded the Yale League of Black Scientists.[14]
Research career
In 2019, Brown joined the Department of Physics at University of California, Berkeley, where he studies ultracold atoms trapped in two-dimensional optical lattices.[15][16] His research focuses on many-body physics phenomena of atoms in optical lattices with kagome geometries.[17][18]
Advocacy
Brown was one of the organisers of the first #BlackInPhysics Week, held between 25–31 October 2020 alongside Jessica Esquivel and Eileen Gonzales.[19][20] The campaign was inspired by the success of Black Birders Week,[21] and set out to increase the visibility and recognition of Black physicists and their contributions to physics, as well as providing a community of collaboration and support for Black physicists worldwide.[22] The initiative gained widespread media coverage and support from organisations such as Nature Physics,[23] Physics World,[24] Physics Today,[25] the American Institute of Physics.[26]
Brown is also a member of the National Society of Black Physicists.[27]
References
- ^ "WE ARE BLACK IN PHYSICS". Black In Physics. 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "#BlackInPhysics week set to celebrate Black physicists". Physics World. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Commentary: Disentangling anti-Blackness from physics". doi:10.1063/pt.6.3.20200720a/full/.
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(help) - ^ "The physics community needs to include, listen to and hire Black scientists". The Berkeley Blog. 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Charles Brown | Department of Physics". physics.yale.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Shkarin, A. B.; Kashkanova, A. D.; Brown, C. D.; Garcia, S.; Ott, K.; Reichel, J.; Harris, J. G. E. (2019-04-15). "Quantum Optomechanics in a Liquid". Physical Review Letters. 122 (15): 153601. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.153601.
- ^ Misenti, Victoria (2019-09-19). "Charles Brown defends graduate thesis: "Optical, Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Superfluid Liquid Helium Drops Magnetically-Levitated in Vacuum"". Wright Laboratory. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Childress, L.; Schmidt, M. P.; Kashkanova, A. D.; Brown, C. D.; Harris, G. I.; Aiello, A.; Marquardt, F.; Harris, J. G. E. (2017-12-29). "Cavity optomechanics in a levitated helium drop". Physical Review A. 96 (6): 063842. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.96.063842.
- ^ Brown II, Charles Darly (2019). Optical, Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Superfluid Liquid Helium Drops Magnetically-Levitated in Vacuum (PDF). Yale University.
- ^ Kashkanova, A. D.; Shkarin, A. B.; Brown, C. D.; Flowers-Jacobs, N. E.; Childress, L.; Hoch, S. W.; Hohmann, L.; Ott, K.; Reichel, J.; Harris, J. G. E. (January 2017). "Superfluid Brillouin optomechanics". Nature Physics. 13 (1): 74–79. doi:10.1038/nphys3900. ISSN 1745-2481.
- ^ "Press Release Roster: Ford Foundation Fellowships Scholar Award List 2018". nrc58.nas.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Misenti, Victoria (2019-05-28). "Graduate Student Charles Brown has won a 2018 Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship". Wright Laboratory. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Charles Brown (Graduate Student) is Student Representative for the National Society of Black Physicists | Department of Physics". physics.yale.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Tonima Ananna (Graduate Student) and Charles Brown (Graduate Student) have been named co-recipients of the 2017 D. Allan Bromley Graduate Fellowship in Physics | Department of Physics". physics.yale.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Part of the revolution: Black representation in AI and quantum information". Physics World. 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Charles Brown". UC Berkeley Ultracold Atomic Physics. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Stevens, Chester (2020-10-26). "Charles D. Brown II '19 Ph.D. on research and outreach". University News HQ. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Leung, Tsz-Him; Schwarz, Malte N.; Chang, Shao-Wen; Brown, Charles D.; Unnikrishnan, Govind; Stamper-Kurn, Dan (2020-09-21). "Interaction-Enhanced Group Velocity of Bosons in the Flat Band of an Optical Kagome Lattice". Physical Review Letters. 125 (13): 133001. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.133001.
- ^ Hershberger, Scott. "#BlackInPhysics week to build community, increase visibility". Symmetry Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Meet the organizers of #BlackInPhysics Week". Physics Today. 2020 (4): 1026b. 2020-10-26. doi:10.1063/pt.6.4.20201026b. ISSN 1945-0699.
- ^ LanginDec. 21, Katie; 2020; Pm, 4:55 (2020-12-21). "'A time of reckoning.' How scientists confronted anti-Black racism and built community in 2020". Science | AAAS. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
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- ^ Brown, Charles D.; Gonzales, Eileen (January 2021). "Excellence and power in the Black physics community". Nature Physics. 17 (1): 3–4. doi:10.1038/s41567-020-01140-9. ISSN 1745-2481.
- ^ "#BlackInPhysics". Physics World. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Part of the revolution: Black representation in AI and quantum information". doi:10.1063/pt.6.4.20201030b/full/.
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(help) - ^ "AIP Showcases #BlackinPhysics Week with Essays, Oral Histories, Social Media Outreach". www.newswise.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Innovate Seminar Series: Charles Brown". National Society of Black Physicists. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
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