Mario F. Borunda
| Mario F. Borunda | |
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| Born | September 7, 1978 Acapulco, Guerrero, México |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Yolanda Vasquez |
| 👶 Children | Iris and Julia |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Mario E. Borunda and Silvia L. Bermudez |
Mario F. Borunda (born 1978 in Acapulco, México) is a physicist and educator at the Department of Physics of the Oklahoma State University. He is known for his work in condensed matter physics and for his outreach to the Hispanic community in the United States. He is the President-Elect of the National Society of Hispanic Physicists.[1]
Borunda is interested in Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, theoretical and computational techniques to model and analyze the properties of atomic, molecular, mesoscopic, and macroscopic systems, quantum optimal control theory, development of semiclassical formalisms, understanding the interactions of light and matter, magnetic materials, and materials for energy production and storage using computational techniques.
Biography
Borunda completed his B.S. studies at the University of Texas at El Paso in 2003. During his undergraduate years he collaborated with Jorge López in studies of physics education. In 2002 he married Yolanda Vasquez,[2] had his first daughter, Iris, in 2003 and both moved to Texas A&M University to pursue doctorates in Physics (Mario) and Chemistry (Yolanda); they had Julia, their second daughter in 2004. Mario studied under the direction of Jairo Sinova and graduated in 2008 before becoming a postdoctoral researcher, research associate and research scholar at Harvard University under the supervision of Eric J. Heller. Borunda then started a position as assistant professor in the Department of Physics at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK in 2012, and is now a Professor of Physics.
Public Engagement
Borunda is an advocate for increasing the diversity within STEM. He has been a member of the National Society of Hispanic Physicists Executive Committee since 2016 and is currently on the presidential line.[3]. As a member of the NSHP board, Borunda has been the primary organizer of the Día de la Física, 2020 and 2021 editions [4]. He currently serves as vice-chair of the Forum of Diversity of the American Physical Society and served as chair (2021) and member (2018-2020) of the Committee on Minorities in Physics of the APS.
In 2022 he was a panelist speaker at an open forum of the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) that highlighted and discussed challenges, actions, and advice regarding breaking through the career “glass ceiling”.[5] Borunda was an invited speaker at the Is Physics Color Blind? Session of the 2022 APS March Meeting with a talk focusing on Communicating the importance of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Physics.[6]
Borunda has written articles for a general audience on the science of warp drives[7] and demystifying general relativity.[8] Borunda, with Heather Lewandowski and Patricia Rankin, authored an article for the APS’s Backpage detailing how to write effective letters of recommendation for members of marginalized groups.[9] Borunda is a frequent contributing columnist to the APS’s The Gazette on racial justice topics in physics [10]
Recognition
- Community Engagement Award, Oklahoma State University, 2017
- Emerging Leaders Under 40, awarded by the Stillwater Chamber of Commerce and Young Professionals of Stillwater, 2016
- OSU-CAS Summer Research Program Award, 2013
- Spintech IV Graduate Student Fellow, 2007
- Spins in Solids Summer School Scholarship, 2006
- U.S. Department of Education Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellow, 2004 – 2007
- Outstanding Mathematics Student Award, University of Texas at El Paso, 2003
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellow, honorable mention, 2003
- Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Fellow, University of Texas at El Paso, 2002-2003
- NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Fellow at North Texas University, 2002
- Sigma Pi Sigma Undergraduate Research Award, 2002
- NSF Model Institutions for Excellence Research Experience for Undergraduates Fellow, University of Texas at El Paso, 2001
References
- ↑ "The Board – National Society of Hispanic Physicists". Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ↑ "Faculty Member Bio Vasquez". chemistry.okstate.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ↑ "NSHP Board". 2020-04-12. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ↑ "Dia2021". 2021-10-08. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ↑ "Black in Photonics Informal Social Hour". 2022-05-16. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ↑ Borunda, Mario (2022-05-16). "Communicating the importance of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Physics". Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ↑ Borunda, Mario (2021-04-23). "Warp drives: Physicists give chances of faster-than-light space travel a boost". The Conversation. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ↑ Borunda, Mario (2021-07-26). "Why does gravity pull us down and not up?". The Conversation. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ↑ Borunda, Mario (2021-01-01). "Language Matters—Writing Effective Letters of Reference". APS News. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ↑ Borunda, Mario (2021-10-01). "Is Physics Color Blind? Opposing Racism and Promoting Racial Equity in Physics" (PDF). CSWP & COM Gazette. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
External links
- OSU: Borunda Research Group
- OSU Department of Physics: Mario Borunda
- Oklahoma State University: Mario Borunda
- Research Gate: Mario Borunda
- LinkedIn: Mario Borunda
- Mario F. Borunda publications indexed by Google Scholar
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