University of Connecticut | Department of Physics
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Dunne, Gerald
Particle and Field Theory University of Connecticut
2152 Hillside Road, U-3046
Storrs, CT 06269-3046
| Room No: | P422 |
| Phone: | (860) 486 4978 |
| Fax: | (860) 486 3346 |
Research Interests
Research in theoretical particle physics, with particular emphasis on gauge theories such as QED (quantum electrodynamics) and QCD (quantum chromodynamics). My main focus is to explore the mysterious region between the perturbative and non-perturbative domains of quantum field theories. Much of my recent work has been in the context of planar (2+1-dimensional) gauge theories known as Chern-Simons theories. I also conduct an active research program in computational methods in quantum field theory and quantum mechanics.
Education
- Ph.D., Theoretical Physics, Imperial College, London, 1988
- M.Sc., Theoretical Physics, University of Adelaide, 1985
- B.Sc., Mathematical Physics, University of Adelaide, 1984
Experience
- 1992-present: Professor, Department of Physics, University of Connecticut
- 1990-1992: Instructor, Department of Mathematics, MIT
- 1988-1990: Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Theoretical Physics, MIT
Professional Societies
- Life Member, American Physical Society
- Fellow, Institute of Physics (U.K.)
Honors
- 1999 Visiting Professor, Technion, Israel
- 2000 PPARC Research Fellow, Oxford
- 2000 Visiting Fellow, Balliol College, Oxford
- 2000 Visiting Professor, Universidad de Santiago de Chile
- 2003 Rockefeller Foundation Award: Bellagio Residency
- 2006 Member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
- 2006 Distinguished Visitor Award, University of Adelaide
- 2007 DFG Mercator Professor, Universitaet Heidelberg