Prof. Dr. Johanna Erdmenger

Research interests:

• Quantum field theory
• Applications of AdS/CFT:
  • in condensed matter and elementary particle physics
  • to non-equilibrium systems
• Foundations of AdS/CFT:
  • Conformal field theory
  • Higher spin dualities
  • Quantum information and black holes
• String Theory
   

Scientific career:

• Since October 2016: Full professor for Theoretical Physics, Julius 
  Maximilians University Wuerzburg.
• 2014: Honorary professor, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich (LMU).
• 2005-2016: Research group leader, Max Planck Institute for Physics, Munich.
• 2004: Habilitation, Humboldt University Berlin.
• 2001-2005: `Emmy Noether' research group leader, Institute for Physics, 
  Humboldt University Berlin.
• 1999-2001: Postdoctoral researcher, Massachusetts Institute of 
  Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
• 1996-1999: Postdoctoral researcher, Institute for Theoretical Physics, 
  Leipzig University
• 1996: PhD degree, University of Cambridge, England, UK.
• 1993-1996: PhD student, University of Cambridge, England, Department of 
  Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) and Trinity College. 
  Thesis supervisor: Professor Hugh Osborn.
• 1992-1993: Part III Course, University of Cambridge, England.
• 1992: `Diplom' degree, Hamburg University. `Diplom' thesis advisor: 
  Prof. Dr. K. Scharnberg.
• 1987-1992: Student, Physics Department, Hamburg University.
• 1987: European Baccalaureate, European School Brussels II.

Publikationen

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