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Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

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Learn more about our researchers and their expertise.

Dr David Turton

Principal Research Fellow

Research interests

  • String theory
  • Black holes
  • Holography

Accepting applications from PhD students

Dr Fabian Gittins

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Neutron stars
  • Gravitational waves
  • General relativity

Dr Felix Haehl

UKRI/ERC Frontier Principal Res Fellow

Research interests

  • AdS/CFT duality
  • Black holes in quantum gravity
  • Conformal field theory

Accepting applications from PhD students

Professor Giampaolo D'Alessandro

Professor

Research interests

  • Liquid crystals
  • Optics
  • Mathematical modelling

Professor Giles Richardson

Professor

Research interests

  • Modelling renewable energy storage and generation
  • Modelling in biomedicine

Accepting applications from PhD students

Dr Ian Hawke

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Numerical relativity
  • Neutron Stars
  • Gravitational waves

Accepting applications from PhD students

Professor Ian Jones

Professor of Mathematical Physics

Research interests

  • Gravitational wave astronomy
  • Neutron stars
  • Radio pulsars

Accepting applications from PhD students

Dr Ines Aniceto

Senior Research Fellow

Research interests

  • 1. Perturbation theory and asymptotic analysis of N=non-perturbative phenomena in AdS/CFT
  • 2. Exponential Asymptotics and resurgence in non-linear ODEs and discrete equations
  • 3.  Exact quantisation methods for field theoretic observables

Accepting applications from PhD students

Dr Ioannis Matthaiakakis

STFC Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Holography and AdS/CMT correspondence
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Gravity

Dr Itamar Yaakov

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Quantum Field Theory
  • String Theory
  • Mathematical Physics