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January 18 - 31: Participated in the MIT Summer Research Program 2021 Application Review Committee.

Today

December 8: Awarded the State Youth Award on Academic Accomplishment by Chihuahua's government.
November 19: Invited interview with Youtech (Watch video here).
September 17: Featured as a role model by Latino Community Stage (Read note here).
August 12: Awarded the City Youth Award on Academic Accomplishment by Juarez' government.
July 15 to July 24: Participated as reviewer in the MIT Summer Research Program Lightning Talk Forum.
July 10: Article accepted by the Journal of Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. Title: Assessing the effect of regularization on the molecular properties predicted by SCAN and self-interaction corrected SCAN meta-GGA (Read here).
June 2: Organized an informative session of Clubes de Ciencia Mexico with students from Instituto Tesla de Ciudad Juarez.
April 29: Talk at APS March Meeting: Assessment of SCAN and Regularized SCAN Functionals with and without Self Interaction Correction (Watch video here).
April 28: Article posted on arXiv: Comparison of regularized SCAN functional with SCAN functional with and without self-interaction for a wide-array of properties (Read article here).
February 25: Awarded a Distinguished University Fellowship by OSU and an additional research award by its Physics Department.
February 6 to February 16: Participated in the MIT Summer Research Program Application Review Committee.
January 21: Accepted to the PhD in Physics at the Ohio State University (OSU).
January 13 to June 13: Worked at the Instituto Tesla de Ciudad Juarez as lecturer of Selected Topics in Physics II.
January 10: Featured in the UTEP University Honors Student Spotlight (Read note here).
January - May: Performed research at the UTEP Electronic Structure Laboratory as part of the FLOSIC DOE multi-institutional collaboration.

2020

December 15: Graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with bachelor degrees in Physics and Mathematics and 4.0 overall GPA.
December 10: Awards for Academic and Research Excellence by the UTEP Physics and Mathematics Departments.
December 16: Award to the Society of Physics Students (SPS) at UTEP during my presidency for becoming a Distinguished Chapter.
December 4: Presented honors senior thesis to UTEP Physics Department.
October 11: Selected as banner bearer for the UTEP College of Science during Winter Commencement (Read note here).
August 7: Presented at the FLOSIC annual collaboration meeting.
August 3: Presented at the UTEP COURI annual symposium.
August - December: Served as the president for the Society of Physics Student at UTEP.
January - December: Performed research at the UTEP Electronic Structure Laboratory as part of the FLOSIC DOE multi-institutional collaboration.

2019

October 23 - October 27: Presented at the 5th Joint Meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics of the APS and the Physical Society of Japan (Read abstract here).
October - 17: Participated in UTEP's Science Internship Panel.
August - 25: Award to attend the Conference Experience for Undergraduates (CEU) of the APS Division of Nuclear Physics.
August - 20 to August - 31: Attended the Utrecht Summer School for Theoretical Physics at Utrecht, Netherlands.
August - 13 to August - 17: Presented at the International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry (Read abstract on page 189).
July 16 - July 20: Participated in a PROSPECT data analysis workshop at Yale Wright Laboratory.
June - 16 to August - 18: Performed research at ORNL with the PROSPECT collaboration.
May - 25: Accepted to the Utrecht Summer School in Theoretical Physics.
April - 13: Accepted to the University of Tennessee, Physics Summer Research Fellowship to work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

2018

December 19: Newsletter appearance at the College of Science Fall 2017 E-newsletter (Read note here).
September 17 to 22: Presented at the FIESTA Conference/School at Santa Fe, NM (Read abstract on page 70).
August 10: Presented at the MIT Summer Research Poster Session (Read abstract here).
June 16: Accepted to the Fission Experiments and Theoretical Advances (FIESTA) school and conference organized by Los Alamos National Laboratory.
June 8: Became member of the UTEP College of Science 4+4 group.
June 4 - August 12: Attended the MIT Summer Research Program (See profile here).
May - 25: Newsletter appearance at El Diario newspaper (Read note here).
May - 14 to 20: Participated in NS3 at East Lansing, Michigan.
April - 12: Newsletter appearance at the Student Spotlight of the UTEP College of Science (Read note here).
March - 26: Accepted to the MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP).
March - 16: Accepted to the Nuclear Science Summer School (NS3) at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) from Michigan State University.

2017

December - 3: Participated in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition.
October - 21: Presented at the Joint Meeting of the Four Corners and Texas Sections of the American Physical Society (APS) (Read abstract here).
September - 7: Launched The Rolling Youth Camp (Read info here). Last day of my service to the U.S. Consulate's Youth Council.
September - 2: First day teaching seminars of Introductory Mechanics (PHYS 2420) at UTEP.
August - 5: Presented at the COURI 2016 Symposium at UTEP.
May - 31 to August - 8: Worked as a SURPASS Scholar at UTEP.
April: Became member of the American Physical Society (APS).
March - 23: Accepted to the Summer Undergraduate Research Program Assistantship (SURPASS) at UTEP in the project Properties of Nuclear Matter.
March - 1: Accepted to UTEP's University Honors Program (UHP).
January - 20: First day working as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant at UTEP.
January - 11 to 18: Volunteered at Exhibit LLC's Expo-Educando event (university fair).

2016

September - 23: First meeting with representatives from La Rodadora to introduce The Rolling Youth Camp (TRYC).
September: Became member of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) UTEP Chapter.
August - 26: Participated in the project assignment of Idea-Hack by Campus Link.
August - 24: Started bachelor's studies in Physics at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).
August - 6: Attended the United States - Mexico Summit: A view from the border.
July - 12: Meeting with founders of DNA Works Adam McKinney and Daniel Banks to provide insight of the life in the Ciudad Juarez- El Paso border.
June - 26: Graduated as the valedictorian of the rigorous Escuela Preparatoria Central de Ciudad Juarez, Class of 2015.
May - 12: Second place winner of the Max Planck Physics contest organized by the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juarez (UACJ).
May - 19: Three members of ACT (Jashia González, Frida Ulloa, Alfonso Elías) and one non-member are selected to attend the Jóvenes en Acción leadership program.
April - 24: Participated in the Model of United Nations of the U.S. Consulate General, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (Watch video here).
March - 30: Issue of official U.S Consulate's Youth Council Acceptance Letter (Read letter here).

2015

December - 7 to 10: Participated in the Cumbre Binacional Viral 2014.
November - 28: First place winner at Mathematics state contest organized by Servicios Educativos del Estado de Chihuahua.
Note: I was in this contest while my partners from ACT were in Delicias, Chihuahua receiving our shared youth state award.
November - 27: Awarded the Youth State Award by the State of Chihuahua Government for Social Engagement (Shared).
October - 17 to 19: Participated in the Youth Council Summit organized by the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City (Read note here).
August - 27: Launched the ACT leadership program.
May - 28 (17th birthday): Finalist of the national leadership program Jóvenes en Acción with the project ACT: Hacia la Creación de Agentes de Cambio.
May: First place winner of the Max Planck Physics contest organized by the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ) (Read note here).

2014

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Today

2020

2019

2018

2017

December - 3: Participated in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition.

October - 21: Presented at the Joint Meeting of the Four Corners and Texas Sections of the American Physical Society (APS) (Read abstract here).

September - 7: Launched The Rolling Youth Camp (Read info here). Last day of my service to the U.S. Consulate's Youth Council.

September - 2: First day teaching seminars of Introductory Mechanics (PHYS 2420) at UTEP.

August - 5: Presented at the COURI 2016 Symposium at UTEP.

May - 31 to August - 8: Worked as a SURPASS Scholar at UTEP.

April: Became member of the American Physical Society (APS).

March - 23: Accepted to the Summer Undergraduate Research Program Assistantship (SURPASS) at UTEP in the project Properties of Nuclear Matter.

March - 1: Accepted to UTEP's University Honors Program (UHP).

January - 20: First day working as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant at UTEP.

January - 11 to 18: Volunteered at Exhibit LLC's Expo-Educando event (university fair).

2016

September - 23: First meeting with representatives from La Rodadora to introduce The Rolling Youth Camp (TRYC).

September: Became member of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) UTEP Chapter.

August - 26: Participated in the project assignment of Idea-Hack by Campus Link.

August - 24: Started bachelor's studies in Physics at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).

August - 6: Attended the United States - Mexico Summit: A view from the border.

July - 12: Meeting with founders of DNA Works Adam McKinney and Daniel Banks to provide insight of the life in the Ciudad Juarez- El Paso border.

June - 26: Graduated as the valedictorian of the rigorous Escuela Preparatoria Central de Ciudad Juarez, Class of 2015.

May - 12: Second place winner of the Max Planck Physics contest organized by the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juarez (UACJ).​

May - 19: Three members of ACT (Jashia González, Frida Ulloa, Alfonso Elías) and one non-member are selected to attend the Jóvenes en Acción leadership program.

April - 24: Participated in the Model of United Nations of the U.S. Consulate General, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (Watch video here).

March - 30: Issue of official U.S Consulate's Youth Council Acceptance Letter (Read letter here).

2015

December - 7 to 10: Participated in the Cumbre Binacional Viral 2014.

November - 28: First place winner at Mathematics state contest organized by Servicios Educativos del Estado de Chihuahua.

Note: I was in this contest while my partners from ACT were in Delicias, Chihuahua receiving our shared youth state award.​

November - 27: Awarded the Youth State Award by the State of Chihuahua Government for Social Engagement (Shared).

October - 17 to 19: Participated in the Youth Council Summit organized by the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City (Read note here).​

August - 27: Launched the ACT leadership program.

May - 28 (17th birthday): Finalist of the national leadership program Jóvenes en Acción with the project ACT: Hacia la Creación de Agentes de Cambio.

May: First place winner of the Max Planck Physics contest organized by the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ) (Read note here).

2014

May - 12: Second place winner of the Max Planck Physics contest organized by the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juarez (UACJ).

Note: I was in this contest while my partners from ACT were in Delicias, Chihuahua receiving our shared youth state award.

October - 17 to 19: Participated in the Youth Council Summit organized by the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City (Read note here).