1. Marika Maxine Taylor was born on 1974 and is a Professor of Theoretical Physics, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Head of College of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Birmingham.
15 Facts About Marika Taylor
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Marika Taylor started this role in September 2023 after being Head of School for Mathematics at the University of Southampton.
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Marika Taylor studied Physics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge, where she heard a series of lectures by Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose about cosmology.
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Marika Taylor stayed at Cambridge, where she completed Part III of the Mathematical Tripos.
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Marika Taylor continued to publish with Hawking after leaving Cambridge.
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Marika Taylor's research is focussed on string theory, quantum field theory and gravitational physics.
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Marika Taylor uses the holographic principle to investigate the physical properties of black holes and condensed matter systems.
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The holographic principle allows Marika Taylor to relate gravitational theories to theories without gravity, in one dimension lower.
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Marika Taylor was a postdoctoral fellow in Cambridge and Utrecht.
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Marika Taylor joined the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of Amsterdam in 2004.
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In 2012 Marika Taylor joined the University of Southampton, where as of 2018 she is a professor.
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Marika Taylor was involved with The String Universe, a 2017 multi-institution COST Action grant exploring cosmology and string theory.
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Marika Taylor regularly gives invited talks, seminars and popular science discussions relating to string theory, symmetries and entanglement.
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Marika Taylor contributed to the New Scientist collection Where the Universe Came From: How Einstein's relativity unlocks the past, present and future of the cosmos.
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Marika Taylor is a former member of the Young Academy of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.