Dr. Desiré Whitmore, LASERchick
@DarthScience
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she/ella. Exploratorium Physicist, Educator, & Science Communicator. Geeky nerd. PhD in Chemical and Material Physics. Blaxican American Woman
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Joined October 2012
Just in time for #BlackinChem, I was featured on an episode of @novapbs #OutofOurElements! You can learn about the chemistry of glass, and why it is useful for us in transferring information like this tweet! .#ExploEdu #BlackinPhysics #BlackandSTEM @sacnas.
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RT @Qwabekazi: I cannot stress enough how important it is to do silly, frivolous things that serve no other purpose than making you happy.
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RT @SACNAS: Your voice matters! 🗣️ Help us honor excellence in STEM by nominating a mentor or colleague to speak at the #2025NDiSTEM plenar….
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RT @the_fish_nerd: Do you know the lasting damage this would leave on our whole nation's future???.
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RT @theWOCproject: Are you in the Philadelphia area? Join us November 13th at 6pm! RSVP HERE @lawilliamsPhD @black….
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The Bell Riots, coming to a tent city near you. #StarTrekDS9.#CaptainSisko.
I do think at some point, as a journalist, it’s your responsibility to read between the lines a little bit
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RT @SACNAS: 🎉 Kicking off our "SACNAS is Home" campaign! 🎉. At SACNAS, we’re dedicated to fostering diversity in STEM by supporting student….
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It was an honor to share the stage with these powerhouses! What a morning. ❤️😭😍.
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RT @jrrmicro: @DarthScience tells #NDiSTEM2024 Photonic's story, her superhero alter ego, as her life story. It's hard to recognize your ow….
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RT @pchemistariel: Last night, I got to be on a panel with the incredible @DarthScience. Today, Desiré is on the main stage. Killing it! @S….
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RT @BarackObama: Here's my message to young people: you wouldn't let a bunch of old people decide what music you're going to listen to or w….
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Thanks for this great honor, @calacademy! I'm in amazing company and look forward to working with these amazing fellows.
Congrats & welcome to our 14 new Academy Fellows and 4 distinguished award-winners! We are delighted to include these leaders alongside our 500+ previous Fellows, selected for their contributions to scientific research and public engagement. More at
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2 weeks and counting. .
Meet Desire Delia Whitmore, PhD, one of our Featured Speakers at #2024NDiSTEM! ⭐ ⚛️. A Blaxican American and Southern California native, Dr. Desiré Whitmore, aka “LASERchick” is the Staff Physicist Educator in the Teacher Institute at the Exploratorium in San Fran. @DarthScience
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So so cool!! This was a really fun and rewarding experience. #BlackinPhysics.#BlackinPhotonics.#BlackinChem.#BlackinEducation.#BlackandSTEM.#LatinXinSTEM.
She's built attosecond lasers to study the movement of molecules🤯and is part of the team at @exploratorium that has trained and inspired thousands of science teachers📷. Dr Desiré Whitmore @DarthScience, aka Photonic, is our latest SuperScientist more @
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I had such a good time with the Ole Miss chemistry department yesterday! Thanks for hosting me.
Join us for a research seminar by Dr. Desiré Whitmore (San Francisco Exploratorium) on Thursday, September 26th at 4:00pm in Coulter 211! @exploratorium @umlibarts
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This is gonna be so amazing!.
Meet Desire Delia Whitmore, PhD, one of our Featured Speakers at #2024NDiSTEM! ⭐ ⚛️. A Blaxican American and Southern California native, Dr. Desiré Whitmore, aka “LASERchick” is the Staff Physicist Educator in the Teacher Institute at the Exploratorium in San Fran. @DarthScience
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RT @LeenaBMc: The STEM for ALL Leadership Symposium is October 17-18 in San Diego, CA. These 2 days will be reflective and transformative,….
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RT @ReignOfApril: A reminder if you’re on the #WinWithBlackWomen call tonight:. It is OFF THE RECORD. That means you shouldn’t be sharing w….
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Proud to have been a part of this. Thanks for the heads up Vernita!.
I’m one of the 40,000 #BlackWomen on the zoom right now. Strategizing and organizing in support of our future #MadamPresident @KamalaHarris . Most thankful for the fact that we have been holding this meeting for 4 years and stand ready to meet this moment. #WinWithBlackWomen.
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