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“It would be nice to have more women and more people of color in the department,” she said, adding that she also hopes to attract students who “are interested in physics but want to do other things” in their...
Physics Professor Melissa Franklin will replace fellow Professor Christopher W. Stubbs as the chair of the Harvard Physics Department next year, marking the first time in history that the position will be held by a woman.
Franklin, who was the first woman to receive tenure in the physics department, is widely known for discovering the existence of an elementary particle known as the top quark.
Vijay Jain ’11, one of the co-presidents of the Society of Physics Students, said that his experience as Franklin’s advisee made him confident that she will provide enthusiastic leadership for the department.
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