Joseph Conlon
I have been a tutorial Fellow in physics at °ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ since 2012 and am also a Professor of Theoretical Physics in the physics department. My research interests involve string theory, particle physics, cosmology and astrophysics.
Prior to coming to Oxford I did an early Mathematics degree at Reading (1999), a normal-age Natural Sciences degree at Cambridge (2003) followed by a PhD (2006). I was a Junior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge before moving to Oxford in 2008 on a Royal Society University Research Fellowship, which subsequently turned into a permanent position. I was the Physics department undergraduate admissions coordinator from 2020 to 2023 and was University Assessor from 2023 to 2024.
The °ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ physicists are committed to teaching and I love teaching the full variety of the many wonderful physics students we have at °ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ. Every student we have is special, and it is a privilege to help them understand physics and some of the best, deepest and most beautiful ideas in the world.
I am the author of Why String Theory? (CRC, 2015, Physics World Book of the Year 2016) and Origins (Oneworld, 2024), a verse account of the early universe.
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