Past Member
Aron Wall
Funding provided by the National Science Foundation and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Fund
Affiliation
Natural Sciences
Field of Study
Particle Physics, Gravity
Website
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Aron Wall studies the thermodynamics of black holes and other horizons, mostly by proving theorems that connect gravity to information theory. He would like to find out what to postulate about the microstates of quantum gravity in order to get these thermodynamics principles to arise naturally.
Dates at IAS
Member
School of Natural Sciences
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Spring
Member
School of Natural Sciences
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Degrees
University of Maryland
Ph.D.
2011
St. John's College
B.A.
2005
Honors
2019
New Horizons Breakthrough Prize
2018
Philippe Meyer Prize
2017
IUPAP Young Scientist Prize
2013
Bergmann-Wheeler Thesis Prize
Appointments
DAMTP, Cambridge
2019
Assistant Professor
Stanford
2017–2019
Research Scientist
IAS
2014–2017
Member
UC Santa Barbara, Physics Dep't
2011–2014
Simons Postdoctoral Fellow
