Flip Tanedo

Associate Professor

Flip Tanedo builds models of dark matter.

He grew up in Los Angeles and fell in love with physics after reading The Physics of Star Trek. This carried into degrees in mathematics and physics at Stanford, Cambridge, Durham, and a Ph.D at Cornell. After a postdoc at UC Irvine, he is currently faculty at UC Riverside where he is often covered in a layer of chalk dust.

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Flip is the first Filipino-American professor of particle physics. He runs a Physical Science book club (Phy-Sci) at his local independent book store. He enjoys swimming, basketball, and speculative fiction.

Curriculum Vitae

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Flip Tanedo is an associate professor of theoretical physics at the University of California, Riverside. His research seeks to discover how dark matter fits into our fundamental understanding of nature.

Awards

CAREER Award, 2021 - 2026
Junior Excellence in Teaching Award, 2021
Hellman Fellow, 2020 - 2021
Commitment to Graduate Diversity Award, 2020
Chancellor’s Advance Postdoctoral Fellow, 2014 - 2015
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship, 2010 - 2012
Graduate Research Fellow, 2006 - 2011
Marshall Scholarship, 2006 - 2008

Research

Dark matter
Quantum field theory
Particle physics
Equity in science

Education

PhD, Cornell (2013)
MSc, Durham IPPP (2008)
MASt, Cambridge (2007)
BS, Stanford (2008)

Service: HEPAP member · APS DPF Sakurai Dissertation Prize Committee · UCR Fall Physics Colloquium Chair · UCR Physics Website Committee · UCR Physics sClimate Committee · CNAS Equity Advisor · Phy Sci Book Club Moderator · POWUR faculty adviser · UCR ARA Advisory Committee ·

Research

I am a theoretical particle physicist. My main focus has been the search for an fundamental theory of dark matter. I specialize in quantum field theories with holographic hidden sectors. These models of dark sectors inform our experimental program to discover new physics. The puzzles and tools in particle physics spill beyond historical disciplines: I am excited about the overlaps with particle cosmology, machine learning, and information.

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Team

I am part of the UCR particle theory group. I also work with some of the theory faculty in the UCR astro group.

I am not currently taking new Ph.D students. Prospective UCR students should reach out to discuss expectations of studentship.

UCR undergraduates seeking mentoring in particle physics (e.g. through NMC or CL) may contact me. I welcome invitations for potential postdocs eligible for the UC PPFP fellowship, NSF MPS ASCEND fellowship, or a UC-MEXUS fellowship.