BIPOC in STEM

Dr. S. James Gates speaking at the Minorities in Energy Initiative launch, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons

• Born 1950, Tampa, FL
• 1977, earns PH.D. in Physics from MIT
• 1977-1984, holds various posts at Harvard, CalTech, and MIT
• 1984-present, faculty at University of Maryland, College Park
• 2001, becomes director of the Center for String and Particle Theory
• 2006-present, serves on LIGO director’s physics advising committee
• 2011, awarded the National Medal of Science

Research interests include Supersymmetry and Science Education Policy