Current Member
Chris Akers
Corning Glass Works Foundation Fellowship; funding provided by the National Science Foundation and the Sivian Fund
Affiliation
Natural Sciences
Field of Study
Theoretical Physics
Home Institution
Institute for Advanced Study
Chris Akers is interested in quantum gravity, black holes, quantum information theory, and quantum computing. At IAS, Akers will work on connections between these fields and how they can help us understand the emergence of spacetime.
Dates at IAS
Member
School of Natural Sciences
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Degrees
UC Berkeley
Ph.D.
2019
Appointments
MIT
2019–2023
Postdoc