DrShai Chester

I work on conformal field theory (CFT) with applications to quantum gravity and condensed matter physics. The connection to quantum gravity is via the holographic principle, which equates theories of quantum gravity like string theory to CFT in one less dimension. The connection to condensed matter physics is via continuous phase transitions, which are described by CFTs. For a pedagogical discussion see:

https://arxiv.org/abs/1907.05147

Find my work at inspire:

https://inspirehep.net/authors/1281467

My work has been awarded by two major grants: the University Research Fellowship from the Royal Society, and the ERC Starting Grant.

I have employed 4 postdocs and one PhD student so far, one of them (Deliang Zhong) will be joining the faculty at the Institute of Theoretical Physics, in Beijing.

An interview about my work:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCr0eSaxU1g

My career:

2013 BA Columbia University (Physics, Math, Philosophy)
2018 PhD Princeton University (Physics)
2018-2022 Weizmann Institute of Science (Postdoc)
2022-2023 Harvard University (Postdoc)
2023- Imperial College London (Faculty)