Jesús Pando is the DeSACNAS faculty advisor and has been since the DeSACNAS chapter was founded.
A member of SACNAS since 1999, Dr. Pando earned his PhD in Physics in 1997 from the University of Arizona under Li-Zhi Fang. He was then awarded Chateaubriand and NSF International Post-Doctoral fellowships to study the Cosmic Microwave Background at the Observatoire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg France. He has been at DePaul University since 2001 and currently serves a chair of the Physics department. His current research is in the dynamics of large scale structure formation in the universe, and has expanded his research agenda to include secondary protein structure.
He has mentored dozens of undergraduate and graduate students as they progress through their career by involving them in his research. Dr. Pando has also continually worked to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in the sciences by working with professional minority science organizations like SACNAS, and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. For latter, he serves as Treasurer.
A member of SACNAS since 1999, Dr. Pando earned his PhD in Physics in 1997 from the University of Arizona under Li-Zhi Fang. He was then awarded Chateaubriand and NSF International Post-Doctoral fellowships to study the Cosmic Microwave Background at the Observatoire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg France. He has been at DePaul University since 2001 and currently serves a chair of the Physics department. His current research is in the dynamics of large scale structure formation in the universe, and has expanded his research agenda to include secondary protein structure.
He has mentored dozens of undergraduate and graduate students as they progress through their career by involving them in his research. Dr. Pando has also continually worked to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in the sciences by working with professional minority science organizations like SACNAS, and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. For latter, he serves as Treasurer.