Dr. Nathan Benjamin

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Nathan Benjamin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Southern California Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. He earned his Ph.D. in Physics from Stanford University in 2018 and holds a B.S. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, obtained in 2013. His research focuses on theoretical physics, particularly in high-energy physics and string theory. Benjamin has contributed to multiple journal articles, exploring topics such as scalar partition functions in two-dimensional conformal field theories, resurgence in Liouville theory, and universal asymptotics in high-energy conformal field theory data. He has extensive postdoctoral experience, having worked as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology and the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science at Princeton University. His teaching responsibilities include advanced mechanics and relativistic quantum field theory. He is also active in disseminating research findings through his numerous publications in respected journals.

Research Interests

Experience

Postdoctoral Scholar

2021-01-01 — 2024-01-01

Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics • California Institute of Technology

Researching theoretical physics in high-energy contexts.

Postdoctoral Scholar

2018-01-01 — 2021-01-01

Princeton Center for Theoretical Science • Princeton University

Contributing to advancements in string theory and quantum gravity.

Requirements for University of Southern California

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Physics or related field
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