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This document summarizes Prof. Flip Tanedo's presentation to the UCR CAMP General Meeting. It introduces Prof. Tanedo and their background, including graduating from high school in Los Angeles and being the first in their family to attend a four-year college. It then discusses Prof. Tanedo's work in theoretical particle physics, focusing on dark matter research. The presentation provides advice to students, including developing resilience when facing challenges and embracing failure as an opportunity to grow.
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- 1. 29 @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING Prof. Flip Tanedo 28 Jan 2021 @ f l i p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING & the ñ in my name
- 2. 29 @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING 2 Who I am (what a resume shows) North Hollywood HS Stanford Cambridge Durham Cornell UC Irvine HS College Grad School Professor Post-Doc STILL TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT UCR
- 3. 29 @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING 3 Who I am (beyond the CV) Photo: UCR 1st Generation Campaign LAUSD graduate 1st in family in 4 yr college Marshall Scholar Soros Fellow Filipino-American LGBTQ community Science communicator Sci-Fi watcher / reader Swimmer/runner (poorly) Teacher Only child Assistant Professo r Theoretical Particle Physics
- 4. 29 @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING 4 What I work on Theoretical particle physics: what is the underlying mathematical description of nature?
- 5. 29 @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING 5 Particle Physics (periodic table) … this is actually from my Ph.D thesis / / ¯ / − / ¯ / / / −/ ¯ / − / / ( ) ( ) fundamental forces matter particles … but this can’t be everything
- 6. 29 @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING 6 What I work on: dark matter Most of the stu f in the universe is invisible. It is probably a new particle. We have many ideas about what it could be. … the best ideas were excluded by experiments. What could the dark matter particle be? What is the best way to discover it?
- 7. @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING What it looks like to most people
- 8. 29 @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING 8 What it looks like to me
- 9. 29 @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING 9 What else do I do? Teaching General Physics (PHY 40B) Equity in Science Faculty Mentor for POWUR I like to swim and play basketball, I run a book club, and like comic books. Winter Quarter 2020 w/ Prof. Cherry
- 10. @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING A story from a long time ago
- 11. 29 @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING 11 Early Heroes Images: Today Show Obit. for Russel Johnson, Amazon, Wikipedia
- 12. 29 @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING 12 … one exception LeVar Burton Chief Engineer of the Enterprise Host of Reading Rainbow Image: memory alpha, levarburtonpodcast.com
- 13. @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING College 1st gen experience
- 14. @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING College
- 15. @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING My undergraduate research My undergraduate research
- 16. @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING Mentors Suchitra Sebastian
- 17. @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/january-2015/of-symmetries-the-strong-force-and-helen-quinn Helen Quinn (paraphrased) Physics is hard . It is harder if you are a woman, if your skin is brown, if you are gay, if you do not identify with the other physicists around you. Photo: Nicholas Bock at SLAC
- 18. @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING MSc abroad
- 19. @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING PhD
- 20. @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING
- 21. @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING
- 22. 29 @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING 22 Unsolicited Advice … your mileage may vary Re fl ections on belonging in academic spaces
- 23. @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING The starting line is not fair but this is a marathon & you de fi ne this race Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Marathon, Facebook
- 24. @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING When you’re doing something where you didn’t have role models who look like you growing up, take a picture. Sometimes we have to be our own role models to show ourselves that we’re doing it. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein @IBJIYONGI my addendum: share it with your mom, family, mentors, supporters
- 25. 29 @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING 25 A bit of vocabulary minority vs minoritized
- 26. @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING Take time to learn and think about privilege privilege. n. (a polarizing word) Bene fi t that a select group has that others do not. One can have some privileges and not others . Different from oppressing others. Not something to “apologize” for. Suggested reading: “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” McIntosh; “Unveiling Privilege to Broaden Participation” The Physics Teacher 55, 394 (2017), “The Pencilsword: On a Plate,” Toby Morris, “Privilege 101,” Sian Ferguson Everyday Feminism
- 27. 29 @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING 27 Impostor Syndrome Kristin Chirico / BuzzFeed
- 28. @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING Be ready to fail and to bounce back
- 29. 29 @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING 29 Fail To Win (growth mindset) http://aikidosd.org/aikido-ukemi-clinic-how-to-do-a-proper-forward-roll/
- 30. @ f li p . t a n e d o UCR CAMP GENERAL MEETING You need a team