Dr. Chung I Tan

Biography

Professor Chung-I Tan is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physics at Brown University. He earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley, and has held teaching positions at Princeton University before joining Brown's faculty. His research interests lie in theoretical particle physics, particularly in understanding the fundamental nature of forces and particles. Tan's work primarily focuses on non-perturbative aspects of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), including the implications of string theory on particle physics. He has investigated various topics including gauge/gravity duality, high energy diffractive scattering, and confinement transitions within quantum fields. Over the years, Professor Tan has collaborated with several distinguished colleagues from various institutions, contributing significantly to the field and participating in numerous conferences. His research findings have been published in top theoretical physics journals, demonstrating his active engagement with the scientific community.

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