Andrew Zwicker

Andrew Zwicker DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 16

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Andrew ZwickerDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 16
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Andrew P. Zwicker (born May 17, 1964) is an American physicist and politician who has served in the New Jersey Senate from the 16th Legislative District since 2022. He previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 16th District from 2016 to 2022. Zwicker was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives in New Jersey's 12th congressional district in 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party as well as the head of the Science Education Department of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. He has been described as a protégé of former Representative Rush Holt Jr.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Johns Hopkins University
PhD Physics
1987 - 1992
Bard College
BA Physics
1982 - 1986
Johns Hopkins University
Masters Physics
Past Positions1 - 7 of 7
Senator
New Jersey State Senate
2022 - Current
Assembly Member
New Jersey General Assembly
2016 - 2022
Lecturer
Princeton University
Current
Physicist
Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University
2003 - Current
Lead Scientist
Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University
2000 - 2003
Senior Leader
Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University
1998 - 2000
Postdoctoral Researcher
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1993 - 1998
Other Experience1 - 14 of 14
Member
Committee on Science Education, Division of Plasma Physics, American Physical Society
1997
Academic Advisor
Princeton University
Academic-Athletic Fellow
Princeton University, Women's Soccer Team
Board Member
Research and Development Council of New Jersey, Board of Directors
Editor
Physics and Society, American Physical Society
Fellow
American Physical Society
Part-Time Lecturer
Princeton University Writing Program
President
Princeton University Chapter of Sigma Xi
Former Member
Judiciary Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member
Telecommunications and Utilities Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member
Education Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member
Regulated Professions Committee, New Jersey General Assembly
Former Member
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, New Jersey General Assembly
Former Member
Higher Education Committee, New Jersey General Assembly
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