Emil Martinec
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Emil John Martinec is an American
theoretical physicist born in 1958. He graduated from Northwestern University
in 1979 and obtained his Ph.D. from Cornell University
in 1984. He spent the last two years of his graduate education at SLAC after his dissertation advisor, Michael Peskin
, left Cornell for SLAC. He is currently a professor at the Enrico Fermi Institute
at the University of Chicago
. He is a specialist in string theory
.
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theoretical physicist born in 1958. He graduated from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
in 1979 and obtained his Ph.D. from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in 1984. He spent the last two years of his graduate education at SLAC after his dissertation advisor, Michael Peskin
Michael Peskin
Michael Peskin is an American theoretical physicist. He was an undergraduate at Harvard University and obtained his Ph.D. in 1978 at Cornell University studying under Kenneth Wilson. He was a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows from 1977–1980.He is currently a professor in the theory...
, left Cornell for SLAC. He is currently a professor at the Enrico Fermi Institute
Enrico Fermi Institute
The Institute for Nuclear Studies was founded September, 1945 as part of the University of Chicago with Samuel King Allison as director. On November 20, 1955 it was renamed The Enrico Fermi Institute for Nuclear Studies...
at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. He is a specialist in string theory
String theory
String theory is an active research framework in particle physics that attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity. It is a contender for a theory of everything , a manner of describing the known fundamental forces and matter in a mathematically complete system...
.