Mentor: Jim Wheeler
Quantum field theory, general relativity, gauge theory, mathematical physics
Current topics of interest include: Gauge field theories of gravity, twistor string theory, supersymmetry, quantum field theory, general relativity, Hamiltonian and quantum mechanics as conformal gauge theories. The last of these is most suitable for undergraduate involvement.
Prerequisite tools include multivariate calculus, differential equations, and linear algebra. Advance tutoring in differential forms, differential geometry, Lie groups, and Lie algebras is desirable.