Position Professor of Physics Office Phone 609-258-1509 Email [email protected] Assistant Amy Androwski Office 214 Jadwin Hall Website https://paulsteinhardt.org/ Advisee(s): Nicolas Patino David Shlivko Joshua (Josh) Shterenberg Giorgi Tukhashvili Bio/Description Paul Joseph Steinhardt is the Albert Einstein Professor in Science in the Department of Physics at Princeton University and Director of the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science. He received his Ph.D. in physics from Harvard University in 1978. Prior to his appointment at Princeton, he was the Mary Amanda Wood Chair Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. His current research spans problems in cosmology, astrophysics, particle physics, condensed matter physics, photonics, geophysics and planetary science. He is exploring several different novel kinds of non-crystalline solids and their physical properties. He is also working at the interface between particle physics, string theory, general relativity and astrophysics. He has pioneered and popularized a new theory about the origins of the universe, popularly known as the “big bounce.” This alternative to the Big Bang proposes that the universe undergoes cycles of contraction and expansion accompanied by the creation of hot matter and radiation. He holds numerous professional positions and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, a member of the American Astronomical Society, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Selected Publications A. Ijjas and P. Steinhardt, “The anamorphic universe,” JCAP 1510,: 001 (2015).L. Bindi, et al., "Natural quasicrystals with decagonal symmetry,” Science Reports 5, 9111 (2015).A. Levy, A. Ijjas and P. Steinhardt, “Scale-invariant perturbations in ekpyrotic cosmologies without fine-tunting of initial conditions,"Phys. Rev. D92: 063524 (2015).J. Pollack, D. Spergel and P. Steinhardt, “Supermassive black holes from ultra-strongly self-interacting dark matter,” Astrophys. J. 804, 131 (2015).I. Bars, P. Steinhardt and N. Turok, " Dynamical String Tension in String Theory with Spacetime Weyl Invariance ,” Fortsh. der Physik 62, 901 (2014).L.S. Hollister, et al., "Impact-induced shock and the formation of natural quasicrystals in the early solar system ,” Nature Communications 5, 4040 (2014).G. Nahal, et al., "Isotropic band gaps and freeform waveguides observed in hyperuniform disordered photonic solids,” Frontiers in Optics 213, FW5E.3 (2013).
