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Name Mark Ugalino
Label Graduate Researcher
Email ugalino@umd.edu
Phone 301 405-3001
Url https://www.markivanugalino.com
Summary A Filipino computational astrophysicist who specialize in large-scale simulations of astrophysical systems like galaxies and stellar explosions

Education

  • 2023.08 - present

    College Park, MD

    PhD Astronomy
    University of Maryland
    Computational astrophysics
  • 2021.01 - 2023.05

    North Dartmouth, MA

    MS Physics
    University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
    Computational astrophysics
  • 2018.09 - 2020.07

    Quezon City, PHL

    MS Physics
    University of Philippines Diliman
    Theoretical astrophysics
  • 2013.06 - 2018.05

    Quezon City, PHL

    BS Physics
    University of Philippines Diliman
    Theoretical astrophysics

Work

  • 2024.01 - 2024.05
    Graduate Dean's Fellow
    University of Maryland
    Graduate fellowship awarded as part of admission to University of Maryland's Astronomy department
  • 2024.01 - present
    Graduate Research Assistant
    University of Maryland
    I work as a graduate research assistant with Prof Benedikt Diemer. As a graduate RA, I run and analyze magnetohydrodynamical simulations of galaxies to investigate the role of magnetic fields in galaxy formation and evolution.
  • 2023.08 - 2023.12
    Graduate Teaching Assistant
    University of Maryland
    Teaching assistant for Prof. Lee Mundy's ASTR 101 (Fall 2024)
    • Led weekly discussions with a non-technical audience on foundations of astronomy and astrophysics
    • Supervised and graded laboratory work of a class with 20 students at a time
  • 2023.06 - 2023.08
    Graduate Research Assistant
    Los Alamos National Laboratory
    Participant during the 2023 installment of the LANL Co-Design Summer School (est. 2011, http://lanl.github.io/cdss/) where we developed a performance portable code for thermonuclear supernovae
  • 2022.09 - 2023.05
    Teaching Fellow
    University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
    • Designed (as Instructor on Record) an introduction to astronomy course for a non-technical audience, with topics ranging from history, stellar evolution, galaxies, cosmology and indigenous astronomy
    • Graded exams and class output designed to synthesize lectures delivered in class.
  • 2021.05 - 2022.08
    Graduate Research Assistant
    University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
  • 2021.01 - 2021.05
    Graduate Teaching Assistant
    University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
    • Taught online recitation and laboratory courses in Classical Mechanics
  • 2018.08 - 2020.12
    Instructor
    University of the Philippines Diliman
    • Taught in-person and online lectures and laboratory classes in Classical Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Physical Electronics, and Computational Physics
    • Designed exams and in-class exercises for introduction to classical mechanics and electromagnetism classes
    • Co-organized events for the department, served as course group leader for electromagnetism labs

Awards

Volunteer

  • 2023.09 - present

    College Park, MD

    Co-Lead / Social Media Coordinator
    UMD GRAD-MAP
    • Organized Journal Clubs led by our summer scholars, provided feedback and moderated each session
    • Developed our website at umd-gradmap.github.io using Jekyll
    • Moderated and created content for our social media accounts on X and LinkedIn
    • Moderated a professional skills workshop on how to give elevator pitches
  • 2019.04 - present

    Quezon City, PHL

    Referee
    Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas
    Reviewed scientific articles submitted to the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas for its annual international conference on different fields of Physics, e.g. theoretical physics.
  • 2017.10 - 2018.12

    Quezon City, PHL

    Features Writer
    Handuhay Newsletter
    Wrote feature articles regarding the activities of the Parish of the Holy Sacrifice, and participated in volunteer work involving photography and planning.

Publications

Languages

English
Fluent
Filipino
Native speaker

References

Professor Benedikt Diemer
Assistant Professor of Astronomy, University of Maryland
Professor Robert Fisher
Professor of Physics, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Professor Ian Vega
Professor of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Professor Bo Dong
Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth