Workplace Climate and Diversity

The physics department has an unusually small proportion of women and under-represented minorities (URMs). We are working to correct this situation. Our diversity goals are:

Increase the fraction of women and URMs on our faculty, to at least the average level of other similar departments around the country, and preferably to the fraction obtaining Ph.D.s in physics

Attract more female and URM students to the Ph.D. program and the undergraduate major

Ensure that the department offers a welcoming and inclusive workplace climate for everyone, including women and URMs

Please help us to provide the best possible experience for all our undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty and research staff, and administrative personnel by contacting one of the members of the "workplace climate and diversity committee" in case of concerns and/or if you have any suggestions for improving our program:

Dr. Mairin Hynes Lecturer & lead of Woman in Physics Forum and Diversity Committee Chair 314-935-4495	Professor Mark Alford Department Chair 314-935-5034	Professor Anders Carlsson Director of Graduate Studies 314-935-5739
Sarah Akin Undergraduate, Graduate and Chair's Secretary 314-935-6250	Professor Henric Krawczynski Director of Undergraduate Studies 314-935-8553	Alison Verbeck Librarian 314-935-6215
Kiandokht Amiri Graduate Student	Lindsey Lisalda Graduate Student	Kelsey Meinerz Graduate Student
Riley Martell Undergraduate Student	Viktoria Ohstrom Undergraduate Student	Tyler Orden Undergraduate Student

All the committee members are committed to strict confidentiality limited only by the University's sexual harassment reporting requirements (see: http://wustl.edu/policies/sexharas.html).

Other resources:

Washington University's diversity signature program (http://diversity.wustl.edu)

University Ombudspersons (http://facultyombuds.wustl.edu/resources/, for advice from outside the physics department).

The Washington University bias reporting system (http://diversity.wustl.edu/students/mosaic/bias-report-support-system/).

The human resources web page with information related to discrimination (https://hr.wustl.edu/policies/Pages/DiscriminationAndDiscriminatoryHaras...)

Listing of confidential and non-confidential resources for help with sexual harassment or assault: http://shs.wustl.edu/SexualViolence/Documents/Rape_Crisis_12x18_Revised.pdf

Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention (RSVP) Center http://rsvp.wustl.edu