Em Chittenden

Hi, I’m Em and my pronouns are they/them! I’m currently a junior physics major at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In the past, I’ve worked on astrophysics research involving searching for active black holes in dwarf galaxies. I’m currently working on physics education research. I have a passion for science outreach/education and want to be able to reach people and get them excited about physics. Promoting diversity and inclusion in physics is also incredibly important to me. I have leadership experience from serving as the president of my high school’s math honor society and engineering club, as well as from serving as the events coordinator for the Chapel Hill chapter of SPS. I am also a community outreach liaison for the SPS outreach committee at Chapel Hill. I am devoted to serving and would love to extend my leadership skills to a larger role by serving as the Associate Zone Councilor for Zone 5 of SPS.