Meet the People at the BHI
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Peter Smillie
Biography
I am a Junior Professor at the Universität Heidelberg. Before that I was a Bateman instructor at Caltech.
My research is in differential geometry, Teichmüller theory, and geometric structures. I am also interested in general relativity and other connections to physics.
In spring 2023, I am teaching Differential Geometry I at Heidelberg.
I am a contributor to the project Organic Materials by Geometrical Design at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies.
I am co-organizing Heidelberg’s HEGL community seminar.
Honorary Affiliate: Stephen Hawking
In Memoriam
Former Honorary Affiliate
Dennis Stanton Avery and Sally Tsui Wong-Avery Director of Research, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge Physics
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