Neil Lambert is a Professor in

theoretical physics Theoretical physics is a branch of physics that employs mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain, and predict List of natural phenomena, natural phenomena. This is in contrast to experimental p ...

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King George IV ...

. His research is primarily concerned with

supersymmetry Supersymmetry is a Theory, theoretical framework in physics that suggests the existence of a symmetry between Particle physics, particles with integer Spin (physics), spin (''bosons'') and particles with half-integer spin (''fermions''). It propo ...

string theory In physics, string theory is a theoretical framework in which the point-like particles of particle physics are replaced by one-dimensional objects called strings. String theory describes how these strings propagate through space and intera ...

and

M-theory In physics, M-theory is a theory that unifies all Consistency, consistent versions of superstring theory. Edward Witten first conjectured the existence of such a theory at a string theory conference at the University of Southern California in 1 ...

. Lambert graduated from

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...

with BSc in

mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

and physics in 1992. He did his graduate studies at

Cambridge University The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

. He was also a staff physicist at

CERN The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN (; ; ), is an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. Established in 1954, it is based in Meyrin, western suburb of Gene ...

from 2010 to 2013.

Education

BSc,

(Graduated in 1992). PhD,

(Advisor: Paul Townsend. Graduated in 1996).

Career

From 2000 to 2005 he held a PPARC Advanced Fellowship at

, and later was given a lectureship and later a chair in 2009. He has also held post-doctoral positions at

École normale supérieure (Paris) The – PSL (; also known as ENS, , Ulm or ENS Paris) is a ''grande école'' in Paris, France. It is one of the constituent members of Paris Sciences et Lettres University (PSL). Due to its selectivity, historical role, and influence within F ...

and

Rutgers University Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's C ...

. From 2010 to 2013 he was a staff physicist at CERN. He also holds the post of honorary advisor at BMUCO, which is a university student-led science organisation.

Selected publications

*Bagger J, Lambert N. Gauge symmetry and supersymmetry of multiple M2-branes.

Physical Review D Physical may refer to: *Physical examination In a physical examination, medical examination, clinical examination, or medical checkup, a medical practitioner examines a patient for any possible medical signs or symptoms of a Disease, medical co ...

. 2008 Mar 7;77(6):065008.

According to

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, it has been cited 1307 times.
Google Scholar Author page, Accessed May 27, 2021 *Bagger J, Lambert N. Modeling multiple M2-branes. Physical Review D. 2007 Feb 26;75(4):045020. According to Google Scholar, this article has been cited 975 times *Bagger J, Lambert N. Comments on multiple M2-branes. Journal of High Energy Physics. 2008 Feb 28;2008(02):105. *Bagger J, Lambert N. Three-algebras and N= 6 Chern-Simons gauge theories. Physical Review D. 2009 Jan 7;79(2):025002.* *Lambert N, Papageorgakis C, Schmidt-Sommerfeld M. M5-branes, D4-branes and quantum 5D super-Yang-Mills. Journal of High Energy Physics. 2011 Jan 1;2011(1):83.

References

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