1. Hirosi Ooguri is a theoretical physicist working on quantum field theory, quantum gravity, superstring theory, and their interfaces with mathematics.
15 Facts About Hirosi Ooguri
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Hirosi Ooguri is Fred Kavli Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics and the Founding Director of the Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics at California Institute of Technology.
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Hirosi Ooguri is the director of the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics at the University of Tokyo and is the chair of the board of trustees of the Aspen Center for Physics in Colorado.
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Hirosi Ooguri was a member the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and was appointed an assistant professor at the University of Chicago before receiving his Ph.
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Hirosi Ooguri moved California Institute of Technology in 2000, where he is the inaugural holder of the Fred Kavli Chair.
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At Caltech, Hirosi Ooguri served as the deputy chair of the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, equivalent of a vice dean of physical sciences.
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Hirosi Ooguri led the establishment of the Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics and was appointed its founding director in 2014.
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Hirosi Ooguri helped establish the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe in Japan in 2007.
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Hirosi Ooguri has been a member of the Aspen Center for Physics since 2003.
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Hirosi Ooguri is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and an investigator of the Simons Foundation.
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Hirosi Ooguri has received the Eisenbud Prize from the American Mathematical Society, the Humboldt Research Award and the Hamburg Prize in Germany, and the Nishina Memorial Prize in Japan.
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Hirosi Ooguri supervised a science movie, which was selected for the Best Educational Production Award from the International Planetarium Society.
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Hirosi Ooguri has organized many international conferences and workshops, including Strings `98 in Santa Barbara, Strings 2003 in Kyoto, and Strings 2018 in Okinawa.
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Hirosi Ooguri has been on the editorial boards of Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, the Journal of High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics B, Physical Review D and Communications in Mathematical Physics.
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Hirosi Ooguri has served on various boards and advisory committees.