Position/Role
Associate Professor
Department
Building
Woodlands 5
Room
117
Phone
E-mail
Courses Taught
- PX 2000-2100 Physics 1 and 2, algebra-based
- PX 2200-2300 Physics 1 and 2, calculus-based
- PX 3000 Waves and Modern Physics
- PX 3600 Mechanics
- PX 3800 Electromagnetism
Degrees
- Postdoctoral Research: University of Amsterdam, University of Crete, Technion, University of Kentucky
- Ph.D. in Physics, University of California Santa Barbara, 2004
- B.S. in Physics and Mathematics, Yale University, 1997
Research Interests
String theory and high-energy theoretical physics:
- Applications of gauge/gravity duality to condensed matter and nuclear physics
- Black holes, neutron stars, and relativistic high-energy astrophysics
Publications