Emilie Benson, 2023-2024 AIP Congressional Science Fellows
SEP 01, 2023
Office of Senator Tina Smith (D-MN)
Member Societies: Optica, American Physical Society
Emilie Benson
Background
Emilie Benson completed her PhD in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania focusing on diffuse biomedical optics. During her graduate training, Emilie was a fellow at Penn’s Center for Teaching and Learning, through which she aided fellow graduate students in improving their teaching practices. She has organized a variety of physics outreach events in the greater Philadelphia area to make science fun and accessible for all.