Joel will be graduating in May 2022 with a physics degree and has been grateful for Cal-Bridge and professors like Dr. Crismani in shifting him to be comfortable with conducting research.
Sally Ride inspired Daria Bonds to pursue a Ph.D. program in astrophysics to do computational and theoretical astronomy research. Gerardo Dominguez, an associate professor of physics at CSUSM worked extensively with Bonds.
The Science by Diverse Scientists Seminar Series aims to highlight the scientific contributions of minoritized members of the physics and astronomy community, showcase future career paths for undergraduate students, and discuss anti-racism and the experiences of scientists of color.
This features Astronomers for Planet Earth (A4E), a global network of astronomers and astronomy enthusiasts dedicated to offering their unique perspective to the fight for climate justice. Learn about Imani Mairae Ware, an undergraduate student studying astrophysics at San Francisco State University (SFSU).
Carol Hood, Cal State San Bernardino professor of physics, was surprised April 28 via Zoom with the news that she had been named the recipient of the university’s top honor for faculty advising.
Tommy Wen Chin, a Cal-Bridge scholar conducted research with Dr. Steven Furlanetto at UCLA as part of a Cal-Bridge REU and presented it as a poster at AAS2021.
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) reach 25-year milestone with California and the CSU leading Latina/o student success.
The Example of Excelencia at the Graduate Level is the Cal-Bridge Program at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Dra. Michelle Espino Lira talks with Dr. Alex Rudolph, Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Director of Cal-Bridge, in addition to two Cal-Bridge Scholars, Katy Rodriguez Wimberly (doctoral student at UC-Irvine) and Rob Tejada Arevajo (doctoral student at Princeton University).
PhD bridge programs provide an asset-based model to help overcome the societal and disciplinary obstacles to improving access and inclusion for students from underrepresented groups and are beginning to show some success.
The Cal-Bridge Program has the mission of creating opportunities for traditionally underrepresented groups to increase their numbers in PhD programs in physics and astronomy.