Dr. Javier Duarte

Associate Professor

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Biography

Javier Duarte is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of California, San Diego. He completed his Ph.D. at the California Institute of Technology in 2016. His research focuses on the CMS experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, where he is part of a group involved in measuring high-momentum Higgs bosons and searching for exotic new physics. Duarte has a keen interest in hardware-accelerated machine learning for trigger computing and geometric deep learning techniques applied within particle physics. He is actively involved in advancing the use of these methodologies to enhance experimental outcomes in high-energy physics.

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Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
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  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).