Dr. Stephon Alexander, Theoretical Physicist and Professor

Dr. Stephon Alexander is a theoretical physicist and professor at Brown University who specializes in cosmology, particle physics and quantum gravity (String Theory and Loop Quantum Gravity). Dr. Alexander received a BSc (1993) from Haverford College and PhD (2000) from Brown University. He also held postdoctoral research fellowships at Imperial College, London and The Stanford University Linear Accelerator Center.

Dr. Alexander co-invented a model that helps explain the early expansion of the universe, served as the scientific advisor on Ava DeVernay’s, A Wrinkle in Time, and currently serves as President of the National Society of Black Physicists. As an accomplished saxophone player, Dr. Alexander also explores interconnections between music, physics, mathematics, and technology though recordings, performance, teaching, and public lectures.

Source: Black Innovators in STEM Who Changed the World (osc.org)