Farrah Medi Simpson
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pronounced Far-Ra. 🇯🇲. @CMSexperiment particle physicist. @princeton Dicke Fellow.
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A doctor! Yesterday was a culmination of so much hard work and persistence. The end of this journey was truly the most difficult thing I’ve had to do, but I had so much support and encouragement . So grateful to you all. Meenakshi, thank you. Off to Princeton as a Dicke fellow!🫶🏽
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My name is Farrah Simpson- Jamaican born and bred. Currently a 3rd year PhD student
@brown_physics
. My research is with
@CMSExperiment
. I study models that are extensions of the Standard Model and I also do some sensor quality assurance for the detector.
#BlackInPhysicsRollCall
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#IAmAPhysicist
Happy
#WomenInScience
Day 🤎
There’s an endless list of women who inspire and support me. Thank you!
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#BlackinPhysicsRollCall
#BlackinHEP
Hi! 👋🏽 I attend
@brown_physics
and work with the
@CMSExperiment
. My main research project is to perform the search for a new heavy particle (specifically a Vector Like Quark called X5/3) predicted in Beyond Standard Model Physics theories.
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Black Scientists 🫶🏽 by far one of my favorite moments of the conference was meeting you all in person 🥹
@Dr_Gamble21
@thetracysimone
@That_Astro_Chic
@CapricePhillips
@ravenscimaven
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#Blackinphysicsweek2022
#BlackinPhysicsRollCall
I am a 5th year Physics PhD candidate at
@BrownUniversity
and a 2022 LPC Graduate Scholar at
@Fermilab
. I work in High Energy Experiment with
@CMSExperiment
at
@CERN
working on searches for Beyond Standard Model Physics particles.
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My birthday is now the day the top quark was discovered and also Burna Boy day. Idk which one is more exciting. 🥲
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There are so many reasons you should follow
@BlackinPhysics
and attend
#BlackInPhysicsWeek2021
! Share and register 🤩👆🏽Want to learn more? 🧐Keep reading 🧵
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It’s always core-shaking when I start to feel safe and comfortable being an international student in the US then in a second I’m reminded that this is not my home. The threat of building a life here and then being forced to leave is so heavy.
#ThisIsAmerica
#internationalstudents
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#IAmHereBecause
of my mentors.
@stephstem
inspires me and invests in my future. He was the first Black physicist I met. I always thought becoming a physicist was a wild dream but the more I met other Black physicists, the more I believed in my dreams.
#BlackInPhysics
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My name is Farrah Medi Simpson. I am from Mandeville, Jamaica. In high school, I fell in love with the sciences- physics in particular. I always left physics classes with even more questions. After placing first in Jamaica in CSEC I knew I wanted to keep studying physics.
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And that’s a wrap 🫶🏽
Eternally grateful for the support I received in this journey. It was far from perfect and it has shaped everything I am. Releasing all the imperfections and excited to start a new journey. 😊
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Thank you for this great piece! So grateful for my community and mentors! 🥰
Ph.D. student Farrah Simpson will conduct research related to the world’s most powerful particle accelerator as a 2022 Graduate Scholar at Fermilab. Simpson is also active in mentoring young physicists and promoting the role of women in physics.
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Passed the Prelim, gave my first Plenary and got a Fellowship all in one semester 😭🤎 Sooo ready for this winter break 🥺
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Black women taking care of themselves and prioritizing their physical and mental health above all else. AS THEY SHOULD.
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Thisss!!!! Thank you
@__katrinarenee
for this article. I felt so much of my experience and feelings throughout my program echoed in this article. Thank you for sharing your truth in this incredible piece.
via
@wired
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The way the CMS community has showed up for me especially this past year!! They had this slide in their US CMS meeting 🥲
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My mentee got accepted to the undergrad program at UCLA to do physics. He’s also an international student and I can’t wait for his new journey 🥺❤️
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Join me for my first plenary talk this afternoon at the
@NSBPInc
conference 🥳🍾🤩
Join us for our luncheon plenary talk with Farrah Simpson, who is the current NSBP Student Representative on the Executive Board and is also pursuing her physics doctoral degree at Brown University, TODAY AT 2:30PM EST.
#NSBP2021Conference
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#IAmHereBecause
my advisor- Meenakshi Narain inspires me! She pushes me to be my best and genuinely cares about my career and future so much so that I really value her opinion and constantly look to her for advice.
#BlackInPhysics
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Anyone else get anxious when they see large crowds in old shows? I have to remind myself that they’re not actually in a pandemic 😂
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#IamHereBecause
in my 1st year I was very close to quitting, but I was serving as
@Dr_JimGates
' TA and he randomly gave me a pep talk. He made me see that my identity isn’t contradictory to my dreams and goals-it’s actually exactly what I need.
#BlackInPhysics
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The inaugural NSBP and NSHP Student Leadership Development Summit was a success! I’m honored to be able to learn grant writing, organizing & leadership skills. I’m so grateful to be able to come together with so many others to create something so special and important.
#slds23
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Idk about anyone else but being “the first” (at a University) doesn’t feel like an accomplishment. It feels lonely.
#RepresentationMatters
#BlackInPhysics
#AcademicTwitter
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The first
@NSBPInc
Innovate Seminar of the year hosted by
@KITP_UCSB
with Kierra!
@BrownGeoSci
So excited to hear from her about ‘Geologic Mapping of Resurfacing Features on Europa’ 🥳
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Hi Twitter world. Say hi to Luna 🌙 She’s 6 months old, plays 12 hours out of the day and cuddles the other 12. This collar lasted 5 minutes. 👋🏽
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It’s so incredible to see this paper authored by FOUR Black theorists Morgane, Tats and Marcell,
@stephstem
. Congrats to you all! 🥳
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Catch me on the lead organizing committee at CUWiP at
@BrownUniversity
this weekend! We have lots of great programming that Professor Narain put so so much work into for two whole years. I’m so excited to see it happen 🫶🏽
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Catch me in green and gold all weekend 🇯🇲
Reigning sprint double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah 🇯🇲 came out with a sense of purpose and delivered a clear message to her rivals with a stunning 10.82 seconds victory in her heat.
Read more:
#TeamJamaica
(📸 Reuters / Hannah Mckay)
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#CUWiP
2023 at Brown University in honor of Dr. Meenakshi Narain (the chair of the Lead Organizing Committee for three consecutive years)
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You know what’s better than a boyfriend? Waking up to find that your code ran successfully overnight.
#phdchat
#researchers
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#BlackInPhysics
Panel on How to be a Successful Student now! 😍✨
@thetracysimone
@CapricePhillips
@JoshuaABurrow
#BlackInPhysicsWeek
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My family flew from Jamaica for this and I am still so so happy they got to see me give my defense and see my world here at Brown.
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Yesterday while hosting an
#NSBPConference2020
session someone recognized my accent and she was a first gen Jamaican PhD research assistant. My heart is full.
#NSBP2020
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If you know any students who are applying to any physics PhD program, we are having a virtual event to help prepare strong applications! This program targets traditionally underrepresented students in the field
They can apply here:
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Some days being productive means getting through a significant portion of my research project, some days it means reading a paper and getting a few emails out and some days it means getting out of bed and that’s okay.
#graduatestudent
#phdlife
#gradschool
#phdchat
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A lot of people have been reaching out to me to ask me to share my experiences as a Black physicist. This is a reminder that I don't owe anyone vulnerability or "against all odds" stories. I'm brilliant and my work WILL speak for itself.
#SaturdayThoughts
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From time to time it’s so important for me to check-in with myself about why I’m doing what I’m doing in regards to my research and all my projects. If they no longer serve me, I need to step away. If they serve me, I need to realign and reinvest. ✨
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Omw to the NSBP conference aaaah 🥳 so excited! Look out for my first plenary talk on Saturday 🥺👉🏽👈🏽
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Excited to get started on my summer (research and outreach) projects 🥳
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Wow. 😢
Rest in Power bell hooks.
Her books are truly transformative and healing. I can’t even count how many times I’ve reread All About Love and Ain’t I a Woman.
🤎🤎🤎
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Wow. Such a joyous moment - Seeing the science community come together to engage with the work of an inspiring and brilliant Black physicist. Delilah Gates x NSBP Innovate Seminar Series x KITP
#amplifyBlackSTEM
#blackphysicists
#ThisIsWhatScientistsLookLike
@NSBPInc
@KITP_UCSB
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Just eating the rest of my lunch at 7:49pm. This was the least Fridayey Friday ever. However I did carve this pumpkin with some amazing women in
@brown_physics
🎃 enjoy! 😆
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I successfully generated gridpacks to simulate particle decays! This is my first solo project and I’m so proud of myself for struggling through until I finally got it right. Shout out to the hypernews that I bombarded with questions 😅🥺🥳
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Wow! It's been an incredible (almost) 2 years serving on the
@NSBPInc
board w/ these terrific people. My mentors and inspirations. I learned so much from them. They have nurtured me & helped me grow, always respecting and amplifying my voice. Thank you! I love you all so much.
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Understand that access to me is not your right. It is an allowance and once that is revoked act accordingly.
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🎉🎉🎉
Congratulations to Prof Alexander and Leah!
Grant will support gravity research that could update Einstein’s theory of gravity | Brown University
@stephstem
@leahgjenks
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I’ve served as a panelist for the
@theWOCproject
graduate school workshop for a few years and there are so many gems shared every time!
Meet Farrah Simpson! Farrah is a 5th year PhD student who will be speaking at the Graduate School 101 Workshop. We are so excited to be featuring our speakers on social media. Stay tuned for more speaker announcements 🥳💫
#womenofcolorinSTEM
#graduateschool
#womenofcolorproject
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Great Graduate Student Panel at the
@APSphysics
NMC Conference with fellow panelist
@JoshuaABurrow
. Thank you for having me! It's always so great to share my experiences with undergrads :)
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Next
@NSBPInc
Innovate Seminar Series is happening on January 27th with
@carlnotsagan
. The Student Council is very excited to have Carl as our next speaker! Register at
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Gave a lecture to the USCMS interns yesterday and used my own measurements and plots in my slides 🥰 yea I do hands-on work too 🤗
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Therapy saved my life. I hope if you need help, you feel empowered to seek it. It doesn’t make you weak. It makes you human.
#normalizeseekinghelp
#normalizetherapy
#selfcare
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Starting a new, exciting project today and my advisor’s first question to my collaborators was: “Is she going to get the credit she deserves to further her career for all the work she will be putting in?”
Wow. I’m so grateful for her.
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Y’all still buying gas….. At these prices? It’s giving wfh. It’s giving car pool. It’s giving biking.
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And I hesitate every time I decide to change my hairstyle because there is always commentary. Someone once said I looked Egyptian, while someone else wanted me to explain the mechanics of braiding. Anyway love the article end of mini rant. 👋🏽
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We just wrapped up this year’s Brown Physics PREP and it was a huge success! This was the last thing Meenakshi and I worked on together so it’s very special to me. Thank you to the Brown PREP committee, faculty and student volunteers and everyone who helped continue its legacy.
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Fun fact: the top quark was discovered the day I was born. Meant to be? I think so.
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I wanna post more about my research but this is pretty much all I do all day 😭
#phdlife
#physics
#gradschool
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Today I’m co-hosting an event that promotes the research and also the wellness of Black womxn. 🥰
#BlackLivesMatter
#BlackWomenInSTEMWeek
#BlackWomenMatter
#phdlife
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Life has been life-ing and this PhD has been PhD-ing 😭
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Getting back to work has been so tough❤️🩹 That being said I’m so grateful for everyone who has shown patience 🫶🏽
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The
@NSBPInc
conference officially begins tomorrow. I enjoyed all the pre-conference events but am excited for it to officially begin! You’re in for a surprise on Saturday. The entire day will be moderated by your favorite MC duo- me and
@JoshuaABurrow
!
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Mentally, I’m here.
Physically, I’m weeks away from my prelim and I… 😭
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The launch of the
@NSBPInc
and
@HGS_NY
mentoring program: Dream + Inspire Mentoring Future Leaders is officially here! This program is about providing mentors and role models who middle and high school students can look to for advice and inspiration.
#BlackInSTEM
#mentorship
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It’s grad recruitment season and I’m already connecting with incoming students from HUGs to give them the tea and support they need. Yay! Love to see it 😍 🎉
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I love to see ALL Black women winning. This narrative that we can’t all win at the same time is created to pit us against each other because “they” are afraid of the infinite power we have when we stand together. I love you Black woman. 🤎
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My experience at Brown U has been many non-international students want to act like they know what is like to be an international student and if I voice my opinions I’m dismissed or accused of diminishing other people’s experiences. And I’m TIRED. And I will be talking about it.🤷🏽♀️
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Making it through this fall semester has to be one of my biggest accomplishments
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I’ll be at
@NSBPInc
this weekend! 🙌🏽🥳 I’ll also be presenting on Saturday in the NPP section. Hope to see you there!
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Growing up queer in Jamaica and attending an all girls school where ppl & close friends were openly homophobic really had me hating who I was for a very long time. Grateful for forgiveness (of others & self) and soo much growth.
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Met my one mile goal before 27 🥳🥳🥳🥳
This was outside in the cold so shout out to the people who gave me cold weather running advice!
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I really needed this weekend. Rest isn’t something you earn. It’s necessary and you always deserve it. 🌱
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PNP have the nerve to say 55 months later? How long were they in power before that again? 😴
#jamaicadebates2020
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