Committee on the Status of Women in Physics
The membership of the Committee on the Status of Women in Physics typically consists of nine (9) persons selected by the Committee on Committees and appointed by the President-Elect to staggered three-year terms. The President-Elect appoints the Chair from among the members. This Committee addresses the production, retention, and career development of women physicists and gathers and maintains data on women in physics in support of these objectives. It may recommend and supervise studies and programs relevant to this charge. It reports annually to Council.
The Committee on the Status of Women in Physics (CSWP) was founded in 1972 to address the encouragement and career development of women physicists. The Committee consists of nine volunteer members appointed by the President of the APS. Throughout its history, CSWP has been an active sponsor of studies, programs and publications to foster women in physics. Details on current programs can be found in the Women in Physics. Annual reports on past activities are linked below.
Chair:
Heather Lewandowski
(01/21 - 12/22)
University of Colorado, Boulder
Member:
Amy Graves
(01/20 - 12/22)
Swarthmore College
Member:
Angela Hight Walker
(01/20 - 12/22)
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Member:
Kaitlin Moore
(01/20 - 12/22)
SRI International
Member:
Evangeline Downie
(01/20 - 12/22)
George Washington University
Member:
Mu-Chun Chen
(01/21 - 12/23)
University of California, Irvine
Member:
Simonetta Liuti
(01/21 - 12/23)
University of Virginia
Member:
Yingmei Liu
(01/21 - 12/23)
Oklahoma State University-Stillwater
Member:
Vidushi Adlakha
(01/22 - 12/24)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Member:
Leo Hollberg
(01/22 - 12/24)
Stanford University
Member:
Idaykis Rodriguez
(01/22 - 12/24)
Florida International University
Committee Documents 
Annual Reports
2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1998
Past Chairs
1990 - 2020
Staff Advisor
Monica Plisch
plisch@aps.org
Senior Staff Liaison
Erika Brown
brown@aps.org
Committee Administrator
Della Richardson
drichardson@aps.org
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