Flip Tanedo spends his time thinking about 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.
- NSF CAREER Award, 2021 - 2026
- UCR Junior Excellence in Teaching Award, 2021
- Hellman Fellow, 2020 - 2021
- UCR Commitment to Graduate Diversity Award, 2020
- UCI Chancellor’s Advance Postdoctoral Fellow, 2014 - 2015
- Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship, 2010 - 2012
- NSF Graduate Research Fellow, 2006 - 2011
- Marshall Scholarship, 2006 - 2008
Interests
Dark matterQuantum field theory
Statistical learning
Equity in science
Education
PhD
, Cornell
(2013)
MSc
, Durham IPPP
(2008)
MASt
, Cambridge
(2007)
BS
, Stanford
(2008)
Service: Website Committee (chair) · CNAS Equity Advisor · Climate Committee · Phy Sci Book Club Moderator · POWUR faculty adviser · APS IDEA UCR lead · Snowmass TF/CF Liaison ·
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.
Find more about my current work on Inspire
Teaching
How to request a letter of recommendation.
Earlier Courses
Team
Tanedo Group
I am part of the UCR particle theory group. I also work with some of the theory faculty in the UCR astro group.
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.
* - co-advised, ◊ - postdoc, † - undergraduate, ‡ - high-school, § - visiting
Past Students
Public
(Social) Media
Recent Press
- Ologies Podcast, 2/8/23
- Pollica Summer Workshop, LA7 6/11/2022
- Fourteen UC Riverside professors receive NSF CAREER Awards, Holly Olber, Inside UCR 8/23/2021
Older Press
- Get to know 10 early-career theorists, Emily Ayshford, Symmetry Magazine, 7/16/19
- UCR Magazine 11/21/2018
- Science Friday [SciFri Bio] 06/08/2018
- Interview with Space.com 05/30/18
- NOVA Wonders 04/04/18
- Panel Discussion at Harvey Mudd 04/30/2018
- Generation: First [pdf] UCR Magazine, Win. 2018
- Science News, 2013
Design
Portfolio
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