Dr David Vegh

Senior Lecturer in Theoretical Physics
Email: d.vegh@qmul.ac.ukTelephone: 0207 882 6576Room Number: G. O. Jones Building, Room 615
Profile
I completed my undergraduate studies at Eötvös University in Budapest, spending a semester at Humboldt and the Free University of Berlin. Following that, I did my PhD at MIT, after which I was a postdoc at the Simons Center in Stony Brook, CERN, Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, and Utrecht University before joining the Centre for Theoretical Physics in 2017.
I am a Fellow at the Higher Education Academy.
Undergraduate Teaching
I teach Physical Dynamics (SPA5304 2nd year BSc, semester B). I also offer 3rd-year, 4th-year and MSc research projects in the areas of string theory, black hole physics, and holography.
Postgraduate Teaching
I teach Advanced Quantum Field Theory (SPA7001P MSc, semester B). I also offer research projects in the areas of string theory, black hole physics, and holography.
Research
Research Interests:
Publications
Supervision
Current PhD Students:
James Chryssanthacopoulos (2024-)
Previous PhD Students:
Lewis Sword (2020-2024)