Horace Hearne Jr. 
Institute for Theoretical Physics 


"Where eagles fly free. -M. Tiglio"

 

Tenure track Faculty:

AgulloIván Agulló  

Adjunct Professor (ValER - Valencia)

Ph.D., 2009 - University of Valencia

 

ManosManos Chatzopoulos  

Associate Professor 

Ph.D., 2013 - University of Texas at Austin

 

FrankJuhan Frank 

Professor Emeritus

Ph.D., 1978, University of Cambridge, England

 

PullinJorge Pullin 

Horace Hearne Chair in Theoretical Physics, co-director.

Ph.D., 1988 - Instituto Balseiro, Argentina

 

SinghParampreet Singh

Ball Family Distinguished Professor, Department Chairman P&A

Ph.D., 2004 - IUCAA, University of Pune

 

TohlineJoel Tohline  

Director Emeritus,  Alumni Professor Emeritus

Ph.D., 1978 - University of California-Santa Cruz

 

WilsonJustin Wilson
 
Associate Professor
 
PH.D., 2015, University of Maryland  



Scientists:

BrandtSteven Brandt

Assistant director for computational science, CCT-LSU

Ph.D., 1996 - University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

 

DienerPeter Diener

Research Assistant Professor

Ph.D., 1997 - University of Copenhagen

 

Postdocs:

 

Murshed Sk. Asrap Murshed

Ph.D. Lehigh 2026.

 

Dastidar

Ranadeep Ghosh Dastidar

Ph.D. Purdue 2026

 

 

Graduate Students:

 

Calizaya

 

Paula Calizaya

B.S. Penn State 2002


Chisvert

Pablo Chisvert

M.S. Valencia 2023

 


Shriya

Shriya Hirve

B.S.-M.S. IISER - Pune 2022

 

 

Huynh

 

Tranh Huynh

B.S. LSU 2023

 

 


Jamil

Mah Noor Jamil

B.S. Lahore Univ. of Management Science 2023

 

 

 


Lemaire

Conner LeMaire

B.S. Univ. Louisiana Lafayette 2020

 

 


Nambi

 

Dolly Nambi

B.S.-M.S. IISER - Thiruvananthapuram 2022

 


Verma

Devesh Verma

B.S.-M.S. IISER - Bhopal 2024

 

Zaman

 

Nageeb Zaman

M.S. Central Michigan University 2021

 

Regular Visitors:

 

CraigDavid Craig

Associate Professor, Oregon State University

Ph.D., 1994 UC Santa Barbara.

 

 

 

Research

Classical and quantum Physics of Black Holes

Quantum field theory in curved spacetimes

Classical and Quantum Cosmology 

Analog Gravity

Foundational issues in Quantum mechanics

Links

Experimental  General Relativity Group

Quantum Science and Technologies group

LIGO-Louisisana

 

Supported by

National Science Foundation

In the past by Air Force, NASA, FQXI Institute, Templeton Foundation and Sloan Foundations 

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About Horace Hearne Jr. 

Activities

The loop quantum gravity portal

Matters of Gravity