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Past Member

Christopher John Beem

Frank and Peggy Taplin Member; additional funding provided by the National Science
Foundation

Affiliation

Natural Sciences

Field of study

Theoretical Physics
From
Christopher Beem studies quantum field theory and string theory, with an emphasis on the geometric structures that play a role in each. His present work includes the application of conformal bootstrap techniques to superconformal field theories.

Visits

Member
School of Natural Sciences
Member
School of Natural Sciences

Degrees

University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D.
2010
University of California, Berkeley
M.A.
2009
Stanford University
B.S.
2006
Stanford University
M.S.
2006

Appointments

St. John's College, Oxford
2016
Official Fellow and Tutor in Mathematics
University of Oxford
2021
Professor of Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
University of Oxford
2016–2021
Associate Professor
Simons Center for Geometry and Physics
2010–2013
Research Assistant Professor