curriculum vitae - The UP College of Science - UP Diliman

ANTHONY GARCIA LONGJAS
Kamagong Residence Hall, University of the Philippines, Diliman QC
+ 63 09274229477
alongjas@gmail.com
PERSONAL INFORMATION___________________________________________________
Academic Rank: Instructor 3
Permanent Address: Barangay 85, San Jose, Tacloban City, The Philippines
City Address: Kamagong Residence Hall, U.P. Diliman, QC
Tel. Number: +63 (2) 426 2005
Date of Birth: October 05, 1984
Place of Birth: Tacloban City, Leyte
Civil Status: Single
Citizenship: Filipino
EDUCATION_________________________________________________________________
GRADUATE STUDIES [2006 – 2008] University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City
MS Physics
Thesis: Investigating the Dynamics of Granular Flow
TERTIARY EDUCATION [2001 – 2006] University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City
BS Applied Physics (Cum Laude)
Thesis: Jamming of Mixed and Homogenous Spheres in a Two-Dimensional hopper
SECONDARY EDUCATION [1997 – 2001] Philippine Science High School - Eastern
Visayas Campus (PSHS-EVC), Palo, Leyte
Sampung Natatanging Estudyanteng Pangakademiko (Batch Top 10)
HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS______________________________________________
DOST-PCASTRD Scholarship 2006
Cum Laude, BS Applied Physics 2006
Invited for membership, Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society 2006
Finalist, Intel – Philippine Science Fair Team Category (National Level) 2001
PSHS – EVC Sampung Natatanging Estudyanteng Pangakademiko (Batch Top 10) 2001
Gerry Roxas Leadership Award 2001
Youth Leadership Excellence Award 2001

Authorship Of An Original Scientific Publication In Refereed Journals__________________
International Refereed Articles Under Review (2)
1) A Longjas, C Monterola, M Palima, J Bantang and C Saloma, Force Geometry Analysis of
Jamming by mixed disks in a two-dimensional hopper, Physical Review E. (2008)
2) A Longjas, R Batac, DE Juanico and C Monterola, Avalanche Statistics of Driven Granular
Slides in a Miniature Mound, Geophysical Research Letters (2008).
International Conference Proceedings (1)
1) A Longjas, M Palima and C Saloma, Jamming Patterns of a Granular Flow Through a
Constriction, Conference on Fundamental Aspects of Complexity, ICTP, Trieste, Italy (2004).
National Refereed Proceedings (9)
1) A Longjas, R Batac, DE Juanico and C Monterola, On Landslides: Experimental verification
of a Dissipative Self-organized Sandpile, Proceedings of the 25 th National Physics Congress (2007).
2) EF Legara and A Longjas, Modeling the Dynamics of Competition Between
Telecommunications Companies, Proceedings of the 25 th National Physics Congress (2007).
3) J Tugaff, GA Esleta, EF Legara and A Longjas, Determining the demography of the
Philippine voting population, Proceedings of the 25 th National Physics Congress (2007).
4) A Longjas, C Monterola, M Palima and C Saloma, Jamming of Mixed and Homogenous Hard
Spheres in a Two - Dimensional Hopper, Proceedings of the 24 th SPP Congress (2006).
5) A Longjas, M Palima and C Saloma, Jamming of Hard Spheres in a 2D Hopper:
Reconstructing Empirical Results Using Simple Agent-based Rules, Proceedings of the 24 th SPP
Congress (2006).
6) A Longjas, C Monterola, M Palima, J Bantang and C Saloma, Jamming of Mixed and
Homogenous Hard Spheres in a Two - Dimensional Hopper, Proceedings of the 2nd SMACS
Congress (2006).
7) A Longjas, M Nicolas and G Guba, Optimal traffic Organization in Ants, Proceedings of the 23 rd
SPP Congress (2005).
8) A Longjas, M Palima and C Saloma, Jamming of Hard Spheres in a 2D Hopper, Proceedings of
the 23 rd SPP Congress (2005).
9) A Longjas, M Palima and C Saloma, Jamming Patterns of a Granular Flow Through a
Constriction, Proceedings of the 22 nd SPP Congress (2004).

WORK EXPERIENCE_________________________________________________________
1. UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE (Subjects handled at NIP – UP Diliman)
Physics 71.1 Course Group Leader
Physics 71.1 (Elementary Physics Laboratory I)
Physics 71 (Elementary Physics I) Recitation Class
Physics 73 (Elementary Physics III) Recitation Class
2. SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
Elementary Physics Laboratories, NIP – UP Diliman
3. NATIONAL WORKSHOPS/TRAINING
a. WORKSHOP LECTURER/FACILITATOR
PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY, Innovascience, Inc. (2005 – present)
b. WORKSHOP LECTURER – High School Teachers Training
PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY, UP College of Education (MAY 2006, MAY 2007)
c. WORKSHOP LECTURER – High School Teachers Training
PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY, UP NISMED (MAY 2006)
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS/AFFILIATIONS_____________________________________
President, UP Astronomical Society 2005 - 2006
External Affairs Head, UP Sidlangan 2005 - 2006
Asst. Resource Cluster Head, UP Astronomical Society 2004 - 2005
Member, UP Gerry Roxas Leadership Award Society 2005 - 2006
Member, Complex Systems Group - Instrumentation Physics Laboratory 2004 - present
President, PSHS – EVC Student Alliance 2000 - 2001
President, PSHS – EVC Batch 2001 1999 - 2000
Vice – President, PSHS – EVC Batch 2001 1998 - 1999
President, PSHS – EVC (Class Sampaguita) 1997 - 1998
Headquarters Chief, CAT 2000 - 2001
FIELDS OF SCPECIALIZATION________________________________________________
Granular Materials, Complex Systems
Anthony Garcia Longjas
April 2008