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Professor (Lecturer), Physics And Astronomy
Professional Service
- National Science Foundation .
Role: Member.
Serve on an in-person site visit panel to a new NSF user facility to evaluate the outreach and educational components of the facility.
12/2023 - 12/2023
- National Science Foundation .
Role: Member.
Serve on an in-person site visit panel to a new NSF user facility to evaluate the outreach and educational components of the facility.
09/2022 - 09/2022
- National Science Foundation .
Role: Member.
Serve on NSF Grant review panel.
11/2021 - 11/2021
Internal Service
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Public Education and Outreach Committee.
Member,
07/2023 - present.
Department service.
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Undergraduate Program & recruitment Committee.
Member,
07/2023 - present.
Department service.
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee.
Chair ,
07/2023 - present.
Department service.
- College of Science Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee.
Member,
07/2023 - 06/2024.
College service.
- University of Utah Vice President for Research (VPR) Search Committee.
Member,
10/2022 - 04/2023.
University service.
- College of Science Council.
Member,
07/2022 - 06/2024.
College service.
- Vice President for Research Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Grant Development Specialist Search Committee.
Member,
10/2020 - 04/2021.
University service.
Community Partnership
- As part of University of Utah Driving (DC), I and the DC team held town hall/community dialogues with the following marginalized communities: (1) Refugee Communities (Saturday, Jan- uary 29, 2022), (2) Latino Communities (Saturday, June 25, 2022 ), (3) Pacific Islander Communities (Saturday, September 17, 2022), and (4) African American Communities (Planned in January 2023. The purpose of these dialogues is to gather ideas and input from these communities on how to best support students in their pursuit of careers in STEM at the U.
02/2022 - 09/2023
Outreach
- Refugees Exploring the Foundations of Undergraduate Education in Science (REFUGES). I have designed and directed a robust STEM-focused refugee and minority student support program called Refugees Exploring the Foundations of Undergraduate Education in Science (REFUGES), which has two distinct components: 1) an afterschool program for middle- and high-school students, 2) a summer bridge program for students transitioning to the U.
09/2013 - present
- Sudanese Community in Utah (SCUT). I am the Chairman of the Board of Sudanese Community in Utah (SCUT), a non-profit organization that seeks to foster the potential ability of its mem- bers via case management, education, after school youth programs, advocacy, culture and sports.
10/2009 - present
Honors & Awards
- Spirit of Abdus Salam Award: The family of International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) founder and Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam announced that Tino Nyawelo, professor of physics at the University of Utah, is a recipient of the 2023 Spirit of Salam Award. Revealed annually on Abdus Salam’s birthday, the award recognizes those who, like Salam himself, have worked tirelessly to promote the development of science and technology in disadvantaged parts of the world. Nyawelo was recognized for founding Refugees Exploring the Foundations of Undergraduate Education in Science (REFUGES), a program to help historically excluded students to pursue STEM education at the university level.
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics,
12/2023
- The University of Utah’s Beacons of Excellence Award was introduced in 2012 through a partnership between the Office of Undergraduate Education and the Division of Student Affairs. As part of the University’s campaign to transform the undergraduate experience, the goal of the award is to recognize and celebrate the outstanding people, programs or projects who have helped make the University a Beacon of Excellence through their commitment to providing an exceptional student education.
University of Utah Beacons of Excellence Award,
10/2020
- The CES Award recognizes and rewards a University of Utah faculty member of any rank for high quality work that integrates teaching, research and community engagement. The award recognizes faculty who show a record of successful teaching and research that is carried out through long-term, collaborative community-engaged partnerships that address a community-identified need or priority. Recipients of other University-wide teaching awards must wait five years prior to being eligible for consideration.
University of Utah Award for Community Engaged Teaching & Scholarship Award,
04/2020
- The Madam C.J. Walker Resource Award is for individuals who have strengthened community-engaged learning experiences and opportunities tied to civic engagement and fostered stronger partnerships between the local community and the University of Utah.
University of Utah’s Black Cultural Center,
02/2020
- College of Science Award for Fostering Undergraduate Fostering Undergraduate Research Excellence. The award recognizes excellence in fostering undergraduate research and promoting experiential learning during the academic year.
University of Utah College of Science ,
04/2019
- Spirit of Delta award in the area of INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS AND INVOLVEMENT for steadfast commitment to refugee populations in Utah through the Afterschool Science for Refugee Communities.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc,
05/2013
Affiliations
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Utah Multicultural Commission
(UMC),
Advisory Board,
10/2016 - 10/2021
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Utah Refugee Advisory Board
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Advisory Board,
07/2016 - 06/2021
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Coalition of Minorities Advisory Committee
(CMAC),
Advisory Board,
07/2014 - 06/2016
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