She is one of 66 black women to earn a Ph.D. in physics in the United States between 1973 and 2012, and is the second black woman and the fourth black person ever to earn a doctoral degree in physics from the University of Alabama Birmingham.
She is one of 66 black women to earn a Ph.D. in physics in the United States between 1973 and 2012. This is to earn a doctoral degree in physics from the University of Alabama Birmingham. She is the second black woman ever. This is to earn a doctoral degree in physics from the University of Alabama Birmingham. She is the fourth black person ever. This is to earn a doctoral degree in physics from the University of Alabama Birmingham.