Brainy Quote of the Day

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Diaspora, 21 February 2012



Dr. Clifford Johnson



The Road goes ever on and on,
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone
And I must follow if I can.

Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it meets some larger way,
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
- J.R.R. Tolkien


Education
B.S. Physics, Imperial College, London University, 6/1989
Ph.D. Theoretical Physics, University of Southampton, 6/1992

Postdoctoral Training
Postdoctoral Researcher
Institute for Theoretical Physics, UC Santa Barbara, 09/1995-08/1998

Instructor and Postdoctoral Researcher
Princeton University, 01/1995-08/1995

Member
Institute for Advanced Study
Princeton, 09/1992-12/1994

Dr. Clifford Johnson is a professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department at the University of Southern California. His work involves research and teaching, undergraduates and postgraduates.

He works mainly on superstring theory, quantum gravity, gauge theory, and M-theory, studying objects such as black holes and D-branes, using a variety of techniques from Mathematics and Physics.

Faculty profile: Dr. Clifford V. Johnson



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