Our Mission
The purpose of this society is to promote the professional well-being and recognize the accomplishments of Hispanic physicists within the scientific community of the United States and within society at large.
The Society seeks to develop and support efforts to increase opportunities for Hispanics in physics and to increase the number of practicing Hispanic physicists, particularly by encouraging Hispanic students to enter a career in physics.
These two statements from our NSHP Constitution point directly to the heart of our Society’s mission. Today, Hispanic physicists remain significantly underrepresented in the American physics community.
Our Society addresses this issue through four objectives:
- Promoting the study of physics among Hispanic students, serve as role models and resources for their families when needed. This includes encouraging and mentoring students, developing resources for students’ study, research, and participation in the scientific community.
- Identifying, promoting, and celebrating the accomplishments of Hispanic scientists in research, teaching, mentoring, and public outreach.
- Providing a forum through which Hispanic scientists can come together and celebrate not just the pursuit of science, but also rich and vibrant culture.
- Working with the larger physics community to transform the physics community into a more inclusive and diversified one. This includes joining other societies, developing resources, highlighting effective practices, and improving access of minority-serving institutions to physics resources.
By joining our community, you will help us reach these objectivces and achieve Our Mission.