March 8, 2023
Dr. Jessica Esquivel is an AfroLatinx woman physicist who is working on the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermi National Laboratory. PHOTO PROVIDED BY DR. JESSICA ESQUIVEL.
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Physicist is building a community for Black and Latinx scientists
Dr. Jessica Esquivel became interested in Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) from watching science fiction movies growing up. When she saw “Contact,” with Jodie Foster playing an astrophysicist, she was hooked and enthralled by the story of a woman scientist who was leading a group.