About

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I'm a particle physicist, author, speaker, and systems and world builder. I use science, story, and strategy to expand who gets to shape what's possible—and what our futures can look like.

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Dr. Jessica Esquivel smiling beside her life-size orange scientist statue
Particle Physicist MIT Press Author Systems Builder Oyanova Co-Founder Breakthrough Prize Laureate

The Scientist, Expanded

Queering the definition of scientist.

Jessica Esquivel

I've spent my career exploring the universe at the smallest scales—and asking who gets to explore it. From particle accelerators to policy tables, from classrooms to stages, I work at the intersections of knowledge, identity, and power.

I'm building a new kind of scientific and cultural infrastructure—one that makes room for more brilliance, more nuance, and more of us.

Science gave me the tools to ask big questions. Story and systems work help us answer them—together.

From the lab · To the page · To the movement.

01 Science

I study the fundamental forces and particles that make up our universe.

Precision. Curiosity.
Relentless wonder.

02 Story

I translate complex ideas into stories that inspire, clarify, and expand who can belong.

Narrative. Imagination.
Human connection.

03 Systems

I design systems and worlds that shift power and create lasting possibility.

Strategy. Structures.
Sustainable change.

The Work in Motion

Ideas built to move a room.

Our Queer Universe

Exploring identity, belonging, and the expansive possibilities of a universe that makes room for all of us.

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QUANTA

Where curiosity collides with rigor. Stories at the frontiers of physics, culture, and imagination.

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Building Worlds That Hold Us

Systems and stories that reimagine culture, institutions, and economies for sustainable futures.

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What I Bring

Ideas become useful when they change what people can see—and what systems can hold.

Particle Physics + AI

A foundation in fundamental physics and advanced computational tools to ask hard questions and build new models.

Science Communication

I translate complexity into compelling narratives that inform, inspire, and broaden access to science.

Leadership + Systems

Designing strategies and structures that shift power, center equity, and create collective impact.

Human + Workforce Sustainability

Building cultures where people thrive, bring their whole selves, and shape the future of work.

My Story

How a scientist becomes.

Dr. Jessica Esquivel smiling in a rose-colored suit in a desert landscape
I didn’t see people like me in physics. So I kept going—so the next person wouldn’t have to feel so alone.

  1. Childhood Curiosity

    I was the kid asking why the sky is blue, how stars are born, and what else is out there.


  2. Physics

    I followed that curiosity into particle physics—chasing the smallest pieces of the universe and the biggest questions.


  3. Storytelling

    I discovered the power of story to translate, connect, and open doors that facts alone can’t.


  4. World-Building

    Now I build worlds—on the page, in organizations, and in systems—where more of us get to thrive.