Thread by @FlipTanedo, For Filipino-American History Month, I'd like to highlight some awesome Filipinx scientists [...]

For Filipino-American History Month, I& #39;d like to highlight some awesome Filipinx scientists working in fundamental physics and adjacent fields.

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This year @nip_upd graduated the Philippines& #39; first ever & #39;home grown& #39; gravitational physics PhD, Dr. Reginald Bernardo.

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PH to graduate its first homegrown gravitational physicist

News | C. J. Palpal-latoc

https://medium.com/up-scientia/ph-to-graduate-its-first-gravitational-physicist-82ac09e8c35a

Reginald& #39;s adviser, Prof. Ian Vega, is the head of the @Gravity_NIP_UPD group at @UPDiliman1908. Here& #39;s a photo with Ian (center) from the @samahangpisika conference in 2019.

https://ianvega.wixsite.com/ianvega/gravity-group">https://ianvega.wixsite.com/ianvega/g...

Ian has single-handedly created a hub for international-level gravity research. He& #39;s now graduating his second cohort of undergrad/MSc students who easily meet the bar of some of the best incoming students at @UCRiverside. Colleagues, keep an eye out for these applicants.

The gravity group at @nip_upd has a brand new astronomical data and computation group headed by the inimitable @reina_reyes!

Reina& #39;s impact on science in the Philippines and among Filipinos around the world cannot be understated. She has inspired me to re-think the ways in which science builds bridges across countries. https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/reina-reyes-looks-like-science">https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/r...

Reina Reyes looks like science

Reina Reyes made headlines for her research at Princeton testing Einstein’s theory of general relativity; now she’s home in the Philippines, using her physics background to make her mark in different...

https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/reina-reyes-looks-like-science

Marvin Flores is a professor at @nip_upd trained in quantum information who is doing a sabbatical as a postdoc at @WitsUniversity with @ATLASexperiment. Upon his return, he will lead the Philippines& #39; efforts in experimental particle physics.

http://nip.upd.edu.ph/profiles/marvin-flores/">https://nip.upd.edu.ph/profiles/...

Marvin& #39;s paper on Stealth SUSY may have been the first hep-ex LHC paper by a Filipino Ph.D

https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.08026 ">https://arxiv.org/abs/1905....

However, I think the first hep-ex LHC paper by a Filipino national may belong to @gabrielgallardo (arXiv:1804.03602), a D.Phil student at @OxfordPhysics working with @ATLASexperiment.

https://gabrielgallardo.wordpress.com"> https://gabrielgallardo.wordpress.com https://youtu.be/iFXRcZ_R334 ">https://youtu.be/iFXRcZ_R3...

To the best of my knowledge, the second Filipino [high-energy] physics professor based in the US is Mikhail Solon, who recently began as faculty at @UCLA.

Photo (from SoCal BSM 2018): current Filipino physics professors in the US. (Are there others?)

http://bhaumik-institute.physics.ucla.edu/Read%20More_Mikhail%20Solon">https://bhaumik-institute.physics.ucla.edu/Read%20Mo...

By the way, Mikhail work on effective field theories are both broad and deeply insightful. I remember many years ago having lunch with Miks when he was a visiting prospective grad student; he ended up going to @UChicago... sorry @CornellPhysics. :-)

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On the astro side, @MiaDoesAstro is an @NSFGRFP fellow at @Caltech. She& #39;s also an @astrobites writer, co-organizer of the Caltech FUTURE of Physics Program, and one of the eloquent voices in the discussion about the TMT ( https://medium.com/@mithidelosreyes/where-do-we-go-from-here-db1ab248b69b).

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Where do we go from here?

Some small ways to make the field of astronomy a better place

https://medium.com/@mithidelosreyes/where-do-we-go-from-here-db1ab248b69b

PhD student @TramAcuna at @Sissaschool is a rising dark matter particle theorist (!!). Here& #39;s Tram& #39;s first paper, which I think may be the first dark matter theory paper by a Filipino national.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.04146 ">https://arxiv.org/abs/2005....

Sagada Penano is an undergraduate Physics major at @Stanford who I met at the 2020 @PASUfficial graduation celebration. Since then, she remotely joined my group to work on dark matter capture in neutron stars. Her recent work is on machine learning techniques in @LIGO.

I recently found out that Sagada is the daughter of Dr. Joe Penano, head of the Beam Physics Branch and Radiation and Acceleration Physics Section of the @NavyResearchLab. https://youtu.be/KTWskWopsDg ">https://youtu.be/KTWskWops...

I& #39;d also like to shout out Jane Garcia, a 2nd year physics grad student at @ucmerced. She& #39;s not a particle physicist, but she was one of the students who hosted me at @nip_upd and I welcome her to the @UofCalifornia. https://twitter.com/upphysics/status/1296764348585533445">https://twitter.com/upphysics...

https://twitter.com/upphysics/status/1296764348585533445

Hillary Andales ( @cosmichillarays) is starting her sophomore year at @MIT focusing on astrophysics. Keep an eye on this rising star---she& #39;s been on a stellar trajectory since winning the @brkthroughprize Junior Challenge in 2017.

https://hillaryandales.com"> https://hillaryandales.com

I& #39;ve been deeply moved by the way that the Philippines has voiced its support for Hillary from across the world.

*This* is how we build a more inclusive, global scientific community. I applaud this culture envisions its aspiring young scientists as role models and ambassadors.

In my own past, I think the very first Filipino physicist that I met was Jonathan Hsu, a string theory PhD who was a TA of mine when I was an undergrad.

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Prof. Jose Magpantay may have been the first even Filipino particle physics theorist.

http://nip.upd.edu.ph/nip-honors-prof-dr-jose-a-magpantay/
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Another example of the apple not falling far from the tree, his daughter, Prof. Felicia Magpantay, is a mathematics professor at @queensu. https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/introducing-our-new-faculty-members-felicia-magpantay">https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/s...

Introducing our new faculty members: Felicia Magpantay

Queen’s has committed to hiring 200 new faculty members over the next five years. Meet Felicia Magpantay, one of the new members of our community.

https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/introducing-our-new-faculty-members-felicia-magpantay

A recent development for science education in the Philippines: thanks to a philanthropic sponsorship, the digital textbook company has made its entire library of courses free of charge to any user with an http://edu.ph"> http://edu.ph email.

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I& #39;ve recently discovered the Association of Filipino Scientists in America, @AFSAOfficial, which (among other things) hosts a delightful kumusta conversation every Wednesday.

https://www.filipinoscientists.org/kumustahan ">https://www.filipinoscientists.org/kumustaha...

Looking for role models and representation? Check out https://pinoyscientists.com"> https://pinoyscientists.com (mostly on instagram).

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