Mayda Velasco Renewed as Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Fundamental Interdisciplinary Physics for the Americas
March 16, 2023
Physics and Astronomy's own Mayda Velasco has been renewed as Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Fundamental Interdisciplinary Physics for the Americas. Mayda is the only member of the Northwestern faculty to hold one of these Chairs.
This is a combined UNESCO-Northwestern Chairship and part of a worldwide initiavitve that involves 850 institutions in over 100 countries. If you are interested, there is a lot more information here: https://www.unesco.org/en/unitwin