Stephen Hawking Fellow to push the boundaries of particle physics at Southampton
Particle physicist Dr Ãâmer Gürdoğan will explore Quantum Field Theory as one of the country's first Stephen Hawking Fellows at the University of Southampton.
He is one of just nine UK-based academics selected by UK Research and Innovation for the prestigious new fellowships, which seek to further Professor Hawking's legacy by furthering our understanding of the universe and communicating the wonders of science to the public.
Ãâmer will focus on scattering amplitudes, which are the quantum probabilities of the interactions of fundamental particles, as he seeks to answer questions about how nature works at microscopic scales.
He will also conduct outreach activities including art exhibitions inspired by the geometric nature of his research, and interactive demonstrations using virtual reality.
The new fellowship will start within Southampton's School of Physics and Astronomy in January when Ãâmer returns from recent work as a post-doctoral researcher at the Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford.
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