STEPHON ALEXANDER

Stephon Alexander was born in Trinidad, and moved to the United States at the age of Eight. He grew up in the Bronx, and attended De Witt Clinton High School. As a child Stephon didn’t believe he had what it took to graduate high school until he met his Physics teacher in 10th grade. Mr. Daniel Kaplan was the reason behind diverting Alexander’s mind towards physics. 

Stephon Alexander focuses on theoretical physicist, cosmologist, musician and author known for blending the worlds of theoretical physics and jazz music. Stephon Alexander is a professor of Physics at Brown University with previous appointments at Stanford University, Imperial College, Penn State, and Haverford College.  Stephon was also previously a professor at Dartmouth College, where he directed the Dartmouth EE Just Scholars program which promotes excellence and innovation for young scientists especially from underrepresented backgrounds. He is the president of the National Society of Black Physicist. He has worked on a variety of project throughout his career such as releasing an album called, Here Comes Now and his book. The Jazz of Physics, which explores the connection between music and physics. Stephon was also recently appointed as the executive director of Harlem Gallery of Science.