Oleg Lunin
- PhD, Ohio State University (2000)
- Research Associate, Ohio State University (2000-2002)
- Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ (2002-2005)
- Research Associate, University of Chicago (2005-2009)
- Research Associate, University of Kentucky (2009-2010)
- Assistant Professor, University at Albany (2010-2016)
- Associate Professor, University at Albany (2016-present)
Research Areas:
- String theory, quantum field theory, supergravity.
Current Research:
My work focuses on studying various aspects of gravity and quantum field theory and on uncovering relations between them. Two of the most important open problems in theoretical physics are a construction of a consistent theory of quantum gravity and an analytic understanding of strong interaction. The problems associated with these subfields are unified in the framework of gauge/gravity duality, which states that quantum gravity on a certain background is equivalent to quantum field theory on the boundary of the space. My research focuses on exploring physical consequences of the gauge/gravity duality with particular emphasis on implications for dynamics of supersymmetric gauge theories and for quantum properties of black holes.