Contact:
Facultad de Ciencias – Universidad de Colima +52 312 316 1135
email: fefo at ucol.mx
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Physics, College of William and Mary (2001).
Thesis: Topics in Physics Beyond the Standard Model.
Advisor: Christopher Carone
M.S. degree in Physics, College of William and Mary (1998)
B.S. degree in Physics, University of Texas at El Paso (1996)
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Glynn Family Visiting Professor of Physics, University of Notre Dame (2022)
VP for Research, Universidad de Colima (2013- present)
Chair, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Colima (2011- 2013)
Profesor Titular B, Universidad de Colima (2012 – present)
Profesor Titular A, Universidad de Colima (2003 – 2011)
Junior Associate, International Center for Theoretical Physics (2006 – 2013)
Adjunct Professor, University of Texas at El Paso (2005 – 2010)
Chair, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Colima (2004 – 2007)
Member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences (since 2011)
Member of SNI, Nivel 3 (2011 – present)
Member of SNI, Nivel 2 (2007 – 2010)
Member of SNI, Nivel 1 (2004 – 2006)
Research Associate, Boston University (2001 – 2003)
RESEARCH TOPICS
My main area of interest is the so-called Physics Beyond the Standard Model. I have worked on several projects incorporating specific topics such as: model building and Higgs phenomenology in the context of extra dimensions, models of flavor in extra dimensions, Gauge – Higgs unification, models of neutrino masses based on discrete symmetries, models of flavor in the context of extra dimensions, phenomenology and model building of supersymmetric models. Models of dynamical electroweak symmetry breaking, models for dark matter, etc.
CONFERENCES AND SCHOOLS
Multi-Higgs Models, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018
New Physics Searches with Leptons, CDMX, México, 2018
NCTS Annual Theory Meeting, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 2016
PASCOS 2016: 22nd International Symposium on Particles, Strings and Cosmology, Quy Nhon, Vietnam, 2016
PLANCK 2016: From the Planck scale to the Electroweak scale, Valencia, 2016
FLASY 2015 (Organizer), Manzanillo, Col., Mexico 2015
BCVSPIN-MSPF-MITCHELL 2014 (Organizer), Manzanillo, Col., Mexico 2014
DISCRETE 2014, London, United Kingdom 2014
XIV Mexican Workshop on Particles and Fields, Oaxaca, Mexico 2013
SUSY 2013, ICTP, Italy. 2013
FLASY 2013, Niigata, Japan. 2013
XV School on Particles and Fields, BUAP, Puebla. 2012
XIII Mexican Workshop on Particles and Fields, León, Gto. 2011 Supersymmetry 2011, Fermilab 2011
Flasy 2011, 1st Workshop on Flavor Symmetries and consequences in Accelerators and Cosmology , Instituto de Fisica Corpuscular, Valencia, Spain 2011
Summer School on Particle Physics, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics – Italy 2011
Workshop on Cosmic Rays and Cosmic Neutrinos: Looking at the Neutrino Sky, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics – Italy 2011
II Minitaller Simetrías, Zacatecas 2010 – Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas.
Sexta escuela de física fundamental, Puebla 2010 – Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla.
II Minitaller de espaciotiempos multidimesionales, IFM-UMSNH, Morelia. 11 y 12 de febrero de 2010.
IV Encuentro de Física-Matemática, UAEH, Pachuca, Hgo. 4 y 5 de diciembre de 2008.
XIII Mexican School of Particles and Fields, San Carlos, Sonora, México. 2 -11 de octubre de 2008.
Primer Semana de Partículas del CA de partículas de la FCFM-BUAP, BUAP, Puebla, México (2008).
Reunion Anual de la DPyC de la SMF, IPN, México D.F. (2008).
Neutrino Physics: Looking Forward, Aspen Center for Physics, Aspen, CO, USA. (2007).
Tercera escuela de física fundamental, Morelia 2007 – Universidad Michoacana, Morelia, Michoacán (2007).
Reunión Anual de la DPyC – UNAM, México, D.F. (2006).
Segunda escuela de física fundamental, Sonora 2006 – Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora.
Mini-Taller sobre física de sabor – Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí (2005).
Primer escuela de física fundamental, Morelia 2005 – Universidad Michoacana, Morelia, Michoacán.
MINI-SUPER 2005 – Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Puebla.
IX Mexican workshop on particles and fields – Universidad de Colima, Colima (2003).
Reunión Anual de la DPyC – UNAM, México, D.F. (2003).
DPF 2002 – College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Mexican Workshop on Particles and Fields – Zacatecas, México (2001).
DPF 2000 – Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
TASI 2000 – University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO.
String Theory at the Millennium – Caltech, Pasadena, CA. (2000)
HUGS 99 – JLAB, Newport News, VA.
TASI 1998 – University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO.
APS March Meeting –Washington D.C. (1998)
All-Virginia theory conference – College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. (1997)
SOME RECENT TALKS
POPULAR: More than 100 public science-related conferences.
SCIENTIFIC:
2016
Generalized CP: Yukawa interactions
NCTS ATM 2016, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Fertile neutrinos
Plenary talk at PASCOS 2016, Quy Nhon, Vietnam
Fertile neutrinos
Planck 2016, Valencia, Spain.
2015
Discreet Flavor UMSNH, Morelia, Mexico
2014
Flavor in extra dimensions
DISCRETE 2014, King’s College, London, UK.
Neutrinos (Colloquium)
University of Modena, Italy.
2013
Extra dimensions and flavor physics
XIV Workshop on Particles and Fields, Oaxaca, México.
Discreet Flavor Models with Discrete Symmetries
FLASY 20130, Niigata, Japan.
Discreet Models of Flavor with discrete symmetries
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Neutrino physics
University of Notre Dame, IN, USA
2012
Economic models of flavor
ICN-UNAM, México
Recent results in neutrino physics
XV School on Particles and Fields, BUAP, Puebla. México
2011
Flavor now and then
XIII Mexican Workshop on Particles and Fields, León, Gto. México
Fermion masses and mixing from quaternion symmetry
UMSNH, Morelia, Mich. México
Constraints on Gauge-Higgs unified models
Supersymmetry 2011, Fermilab, USA.
Aspects of the Higgs Mechanism
CMSmx group meeting, Morelia, Mich. Mexico.
Introducción al Modelo Estándar de las Partículas Fundamentales (curso)
Unidad de Física, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Zac. México.
2010
Simetrías y masa
II Minitaller Simetrías 2010 – UAZ, Zacatecas, México
Teoría Electrodébil (lectures)
VI Escuela de Física Fundamental – BUAP, Puebla, México
A geometrical Higgs from extra dimensions
ICN – UNAM, México D.F., México
A possible geometrical origin for the Higgs?
IFM – UMSNH, Morelia, Michoacán, México
2009
El sabor de las partículas
CEFyMAT – UNACH, Chiapas, México
Electroweak Theory (lectures)
Hue University, Vietnam
2008
Física de dimensiones extras (curso)
Instituto de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo.
Electroweak scale neutrinos and Higgses
William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute, University of Minnesota.
Electroweak scale neutrinos and Higgses
XIII Mexican School of Particles and Fields, San Carlos, Sonora, México.
Neutrinos electrodébiles
FCFM-BUAP, Puebla, Puebla.
2007
Neutrino and Higgs Physics at the Electroweak Scale
Department of Physics, UTEP – El Paso, TX USA.
Fisica de Neutrinos
Universidad Autonoma de Cd. Juarez, Cd. Juarez.
Teoría Electrodébil (Lectures)
Tercera escuela de física fundamental, Morelia 2007, UMSNH – Michoacán.
2006
Unificación Gauge Higgs
Reunión Anual de la División de Partículas y Campos – UNAM, México, D.F.
Unificación Gauge Higgs
Departamento de Física, UAM-I, México, D.F.
¿Qué es la masa?
Ciencia de Frontera, IT-UACJ – UTEP, Cd. Juárez, Chih. México
Ptolomeo y el higgs
Segunda escuela de física fundamental, Sonora 2006, UNISON – Sonora
2005
The Higgs as a gauge boson
X Mexican Workshop on Particles and Fields, U. Mich., Morelia, México
U(2) as a flavor symmetry
Mini-Taller de física de sabor, UASLP, San Luis Potosí
Lectures on Dimensiones Extras
Primer escuela de física fundamental, Morelia 2005, Morelia
2004
Más allá del modelo estándar y el sabor
Universidad Michoacana, Morelia Michoacán, México
Física más allá del modelo estándar y dimensiones extras
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, México
2003
Fenomenología de Dimensiones Extras
Reunión Anual de la División de Partículas y Campos – UNAM, México, D.F.
Physics of Extra Dimensions
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX.
2002
Proton Decay and Extra Dimensions
Cinvestav, Departamento de Física, México D.F., México
Supersimetría
Universidad de Colima , Colima, Col. México
2001
Flavor and Physics Beyond the Standard Model
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas
Models of Flavor with Discrete Gauge Symmetries
MWPF VIII-2001 , Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, México
A Minimal Theory of Flavor
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
2000
Bosonic Topcolor
DPF 2000, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Discrete Gauge Symmetries and Theories of Flavor
TASI 2000, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO.
1999
Supersymmetry
HUGS 99, JLAB, Newport News, VA
1998
Limits on a Light Leptophobic Boson
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX.
1997
Preferred Modes of Decay in Nuclear Fragmentation APS, Washington D.C.
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