Hiroshi (Hirosi Ooguri) Oguri
Fred Kavli Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics; Director, Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics
| Contact Method | Value |
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| Mail Code: | MC 452-48 |
| Phone: | 626-395-6648 |
B.A., Kyoto University (Japan), 1984; M.A., 1986; Ph.D., University of Tokyo, 1989. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 1999-2000; Professor, 2000-07; Kavli Professor, 2007-; Deputy Chair, 2010-15; Director, Burke Institute, 2014-.
Research Areas:
Physics;
Mathematics
Research Interests
Ooguri is a theoretical physicist working on quantum field theory, quantum gravity, and superstring theory. He is working to discover mathematical structures in these theories and to use them to invent new theoretical tools to solve fundamental questions in physics. Ooguri has developed the topological string theory to compute Feynman diagrams of superstring theory and used it to solve mysterious quantum mechanical properties of black holes. He also worked on conformal field theory in two dimensions, D branes in Calabi-Yau manifolds, the AdS/CFT correspondence, and properties of supersymmetric field theories and their relation to superstring theory.- Personal Webpage: ooguri.caltech.edu
- Reseach Publication: INSPIRE-HEP profile
- Google Scholar citation analysis
His name is spelled as "Hiroshi Oguri" in government documents.
Education:
| 1984 | Kyoto University | B.S. in Physics | |
| 1986 | Kyoto University | M.A. in Physics | |
| 1989 | University of Tokyo | Ph.D. in Physics | Ph.D. Thesis |
Employment:
| 1986-1989 | University of Tokyo | Assistant Professor |
| 1988-1989 | Institute for Adavnced Study | Member |
| 1989-1990 | University of Chicago | Assistant Professor |
| 1990-1994 | Kyoto University | Associate Professor |
| 1994-2000 | University of California, Berkeley | Professor |
| 2000-2007 | Caltech | Professor |
| 2007- | Caltech | Fred Kavli Professor |
| 2010-2015 | Caltech | Deputy Chair, PMA Division |
| 2014- | Caltech | Director of the Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics |
Selected Awards:
| 1999 | Class of 1999, UC Berkeley | One of the Best Instructors |
| 2008 | American Mathematical Society | Eisenbud Prize for Mathematics and Physics |
| 2008 | Alexandar Von Humboldt Foundation | Humboldt Research Award |
| 2009 | Mathematical Society of Japan | Takagi Lecturer |
| 2009 | Nishina Memorial Foundation | Nishina Memorial Prize |
| 2012 | Simons Foundation | Simons Investigator |
| 2012 | American Mathematical Society | Fellow in the Inaugural Class |
| 2014 | Kodansha | Kodansha Prize for Science Books |
| 2016 | Chunichi Shimbun | Chunichi Cultural Award |
| 2016 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Member |
| 2016 2018 2019 2021 | International Planetarium Society Joachim Herz Foundation Emperor of Japan Korean Physical Society and APCTP | Best Educational Production Award Hamburg Prize Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon Benjamin Lee Distinguished Professorship |
Professional Activities:
| 1996-2000 | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | Faculty Senior Scientist |
| 2007-2018 2018 - | Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe | Principal Investigator Director |
| 2003 - | Aspen Center for Physics | Member |
| 2011-2016 | Aspen Center for Physics | Trustee |
| 2016-2019 2021 - | Aspen Center for Physics Aspen Center for Physics | President Chair of the Board of Trustees |