Jorge Alberto López (born 1955 in Monterrey, Mexico) is a physicist and educator and the Schumaker Professor of Physics at the

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. He is known for his work in heavy ion collision dynamics and for his outreach to the

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community in the United States to increase diversity in physics, effective teaching and mentoring of undergraduate students (particularly underrepresented minorities), development of bilingual physics education programs, and building collaborations between American and Latin American universities. He is one of the founders of the National Society of Hispanic Physicists and author of books on nuclear physics, surface science, and statistical analysis of elections.

Awards

*2018 Nature Mentoring Award *2018

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College of Science Distinguished Former Student *2016

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Regents Outstanding Teaching Award *2015

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Edward A. Bouchet Award *2014 White House Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, & Engineering Mentoring *2014

Division of Nuclear Physics Mentoring Award *2011

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Educator of the Year Award *2010

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Outstanding MAEStro Award *2007

Fellow

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Jorge Living people Fellows of the American Physical Society 20th-century Mexican physicists Mexican emigrants to the United States 1955 births