I am now a visiting member of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Durham, in the sunny North East of England, in the United Kingdom.

My real home is now in Los Angeles, and I am a professor in the Physics Department of the University of Southern California. (Follow the links and see what you can see!) My homepage is linked to here.

Durham (and the surrounding area) is extremely beautiful. For example, the city has a very well preserved Cathedral and Castle (over 900 years old) which are well worth a visit. 

Have a look at the virtual tours.

My work involves both teaching and research, among other things. I teach both undergraduates and postgraduates (most at USC, but I do teach some at Durham too). The subject matter is physics, and mathematical physics.

I am no longer the Director of Postgraduate Studies for the department. You should view the pages on postgraduate study in order to find out some information about coming to study with one of the research groups in the department, and who the appropriate contact is. Durham has lots of people from home and abroad; come join! Also consider contacting me if you are interested in study in the USA. I can give you some helpful information. Also, see USC's Physics graduate program and consider coming to LA!!

My research focuses on the development of theoretical tools for the description of the basic fabric of Nature: Ultimately I (and the international community of which I am a part) am trying to understand and describe the origin, fundamental constituents (and their interactions) of the Universe.

I mainly work on  (super)string theory, gravity, gauge theory and M-theory right now.

See my new book on D-branes!

When not doing all that, I do other things, like trying to play the trumpet.

Go to my USC website for more up to date information and even more interesting material -cvj

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