A. Garrett Lisi Gar@Lisi.org


EDUCATION

  9/91-5/99 University of California, San Diego
5/99   Ph.D. in Physics
G.P.A. - 3.9

Honors Fellowships - UC Regents fellowship, ARCS Foundation fellowship.

  9/86-6/91 University of California, Los Angeles
6/91   B.S. in Physics and B.S. in Mathematics
G.P.A. - 3.9     (4.0 in Physics and 4.0 in Mathematics)
Academic Honors - Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Pi Sigma, Golden Key.

Graduation Honors - College Honors, Highest Honors in Physics, Highest Honors in Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude, Kinsey Prize for The Outstanding Graduating Senior in Physics.

RESEARCH IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS

  5/99- Independent Research
    My research involves the application of differential geometry in theoretical physics. I am particularly interested in the geometric interpretation of spinor fields, and ultimately the description of all fields and methods of the standard model and quantum field theory within a geometric framework. (see publications)

  9/92-12/98 Graduate Student Researcher, UCSD Physics Department
    My dissertation research included the disparate subjects of quantum field theory, under the supervision of Roger Dashen, and turbulent boundary layer flows, under the supervision of Henry Abarbanel. Areas of special focus were: nonlinear dynamics and chaos, differential geometry, mechanical simulation, advanced numerical methods, spinor field dynamics, plasmas, general relativity, and fluid dynamics.

  9/89-9/90 Undergraduate Student Researcher, UCLA Physics Department
    Supercomputer simulations of electromagnetic scattering and ionospheric modification, under the supervision of George Morales.

INSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE

  1/05-12/05 Lecturer in Physics, University of Hawaii System, Maui Community College
    I have taught several introductory college physics courses and consistently receive the highest ratings from students.

  7/05-3/06 Hiking Guide, Maui Eco Adventures

  11/03-4/04 Snowboarding Instructor, Breckenridge, Colorado

  10/99-7/00 Staff Member, Sudbury Maui School
    This school, modeled after the Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts, was run by and for the students—ages five through sixteen. As an elected staff member, it was my role to act as a resource for student initiated learning and assist in the day to day operation of the school.

  9/91-6/98 Teaching Assistant, UCSD Physics Department
    I performed as a lecturer, discussion leader, and course coordinator for upper and lower division university physics courses in mechanics, electromagnetism, solid state physics, fluid dynamics, relativity, thermodynamics, and quantum mechanics.

  9/89-6/91 Physics and Math Tutor, UCLA Athletic Tutorial Unit

SCIENTIFIC CONSULTING

    Throughout my career in research and education, I have made full use of the technological tools available, developing strong technical expertise in the invention of mathematical algorithms for complex calculations. I have written small programs in C, Objective C, Python, Fortran, Pascal, Basic, Lisp, etc., as well as in a wide range of application specific interpretive languages such as Mathematica, Maple, MatLab, Javascript, and html/xml. I am most familiar with Unix-based operating systems, but am comfortable working within any computing environment. My extensive background in science, education, and computing enables me to be very effective in addressing the complex social as well as technological needs of those wishing to implement advanced solutions. My clients and projects have included:

  5/05-1/06 Peletex, Inc.
    Aqueous-froth air filter, research and development.

  5/03-10/04 Revelations Entertainment
    Script consultant for "Rendezvous with Rama," in coordination with UCSD professor Andrew Kahng.

  12/01-9/02 Prolific Publishing, Inc.
    Invented AI algorithms and conducted detailed probabilistic analysis for hybrid video poker games developed by Prolific.

PUBLICATIONS

   

A. Lisi, "An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything," arXiv:0711.0770

   

A. Lisi, "Quantum mechanics from a universal action reservoir," physics/0605068

   

A. Lisi, "Clifford bundle formulation of BF gravity generalized to the standard model," gr-qc/0511120

   

A. Lisi, "Clifford Geometrodynamics," gr-qc/0212041

   

A. Lisi, "Drag Reduction over Dolphin Skin via the Pondermotive Forcing of Vortex Filaments," physics/9907041

   

A. Lisi, "It's All in GR: Spinors, Time, and Gauge Symmetry," gr-qc/9804033

   

A. Lisi, "A Solitary Wave Solution of the Maxwell-Dirac Equations," J. Phys. A., 28, 5385 (1995), hep-th/9410244

   

H. Abarbanel, A. Lisi, A. Rouhi, and J. Wright, "Vortex Filament Stability and Boundary Layer Dynamics," Phys. Rev. E, 50, 1206 (1994)

    (publications are available via online preprint archive at http://arxiv.org/)

CONFERENCE AND COLLOQUIUM PRESENTATIONS

   

TED, 3/28/2008, Monterey, California. Invited talk: "The Beauty of Particle Physics"

   

International Loop Quantum Gravity Seminar, 11/13/2007, virtual. Invited talk: "A Connection With Everything"

   

Perimeter Institute, 10/4/2007, Waterloo, Canada. Invited talk: "An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything"

   

FQXi 2007 Inaugural Conference, 5/21-5/26/2007, Reykjavik, Iceland. Contributed talk: "The Universe as a Pretty Shape"

   

International Conference on Quantum Gravity, 6/25-6/30/2007, Morelia, Mexico. Contributed talk: "Deferential Geometry"

   

International Conference on Clifford Algebras and their Applications in Mathematical Physics, 6/27-7/4/1999, Ixtapa-Zihuatenejo, Mexico. Invited talk: "Geometric Origin of the Dirac-Hestenes Spinor Field in General Relativity"

SOME OTHER INTERESTS

    Surfing, Snowboarding, Rock Climbing, Hang Gliding, Kitesurfing, and Go.