A. W. Peet | |
|---|---|
| Born | New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Canterbury Stanford University Princeton University University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Quantum field theory String theory Cosmology |
| Institutions | University of Toronto Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics |
A. W. Peet is a professor of physics at the University of Toronto. Peet's research interests include a focus on string theory as a quantum theory of gravity, quantum field theory and applications of string theory to black holes, gauge theories, cosmology,[1] and the correspondence between conformal field theories and anti-de Sitter space.[2]
Peet comes from New Zealand receiving a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Canterbury in 1990 and in 1994 a doctorate in physics from Stanford University. From 1994 to 1997 they worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University and from 1997 to 2000 as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara. Since 2000, Peet teaches and conducts research as a full professor at the University of Toronto.[1] Peet is an affiliate of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.[3]
Peet is a non-binary Person and citizen of New Zealand. The professor is outspoken against trans-,homophobia, racism and ableism amongst others. Since a skiing accident in the late 1990s A.W. has been disabled due to chronic pain.
