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He is a Fellow of the [[American Physical Society]] (APS) and is the recipient of the 2018 Burton Award from the APS.
He is a Fellow of the [[American Physical Society]] (APS) and is the recipient of the 2018 Burton Award from the APS.


He presented the [[Royal Institution Christmas Lecture]] "Arrows of time" on [[BBC]] TV in 1999. In addition to having more than 200 published research papers<ref>{{[http://www.physics.miami.edu/~njohnson/]}}</ref>, he is also notable for his book ''Financial Market Complexity'' published by [[Oxford University Press]], and for his research on the many-body dynamics of [[insurgent]] conflict and online extremism.<ref>{{cite journal | url = http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v462/n7275/full/nature08631.html | title = Common Ecology Quantifies Human Insurgency | last = Bohorquez| journal = Nature |pages=911–914| date = 17 December 2009 | publisher = NPG | volume=462 | issue=7275 | doi = 10.1038/nature08631 | pmid = 20016600 | last2 = Gourley | first2 = S | last3 = Dixon | first3 = AR | last4 = Spagat | first4 = M | last5 = Johnson | first5 = NF|bibcode = 2009Natur.462..911B |display-authors=etal}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | url = http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=PRLTAO000103000014148701000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes | title = Anomalously Slow Attrition Times for Asymmetric Populations with Internal Group Dynamics | last = Zhao | journal = Physical Review Letters |volume = 103| date = 2 October 2009 | publisher = APS|doi=10.1103/physrevlett.103.148701 |arxiv = 0910.1622 |bibcode = 2009PhRvL.103n8701Z |display-authors=etal | pmid=19905607 | pages=148701}}</ref>
He presented the [[Royal Institution Christmas Lecture]] "Arrows of time" on [[BBC]] TV in 1999. In addition to having more than 200 published research papers<ref>{[http://www.physics.miami.edu/~njohnson/ List of papers]}</ref>, he is also notable for his book ''Financial Market Complexity'' published by [[Oxford University Press]], and for his research on the many-body dynamics of [[insurgent]] conflict and online extremism.<ref>{{cite journal | url = http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v462/n7275/full/nature08631.html | title = Common Ecology Quantifies Human Insurgency | last = Bohorquez| journal = Nature |pages=911–914| date = 17 December 2009 | publisher = NPG | volume=462 | issue=7275 | doi = 10.1038/nature08631 | pmid = 20016600 | last2 = Gourley | first2 = S | last3 = Dixon | first3 = AR | last4 = Spagat | first4 = M | last5 = Johnson | first5 = NF|bibcode = 2009Natur.462..911B |display-authors=etal}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | url = http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=PRLTAO000103000014148701000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes | title = Anomalously Slow Attrition Times for Asymmetric Populations with Internal Group Dynamics | last = Zhao | journal = Physical Review Letters |volume = 103| date = 2 October 2009 | publisher = APS|doi=10.1103/physrevlett.103.148701 |arxiv = 0910.1622 |bibcode = 2009PhRvL.103n8701Z |display-authors=etal | pmid=19905607 | pages=148701}}</ref>


While a student at school and university, Neil was a sax player with the [[National Youth Jazz Orchestra]] (NYJO) in the U.K. and toured extensively with them. He appears on a number of commercial recordings with NYJO and with other artists as a session musician.
While a student at school and university, Neil was a sax player with the [[National Youth Jazz Orchestra]] (NYJO) in the U.K. and toured extensively with them. He appears on a number of commercial recordings with NYJO and with other artists as a session musician.

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Neil Johnson
Born
NationalityU.S., British
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Harvard University
Known forComplex systems
AwardsBurton Award, APS
Kennedy Scholarship
Hartree and Maxwell Prizes, Cambridge University
ACC Distinguished Lecturer
Cooper Fellow, UM
Scientific career
FieldsPhysicist
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford
University of Miami
Universidad de Los Andes
University of Cambridge
Doctoral advisorHenry Ehrenreich
Doctoral studentsAlexandra Olaya-Castro
Georg Bruun

Neil Fraser Johnson (born Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK) is a Professor of physics notable for his work in complexity theory and complex systems, spanning quantum information, econophysics, and condensed matter physics. He is currently Professor of Physics at the University of Miami where he heads up the new initiative in Complex Systems and Networks.

He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) and is the recipient of the 2018 Burton Award from the APS.

He presented the Royal Institution Christmas Lecture "Arrows of time" on BBC TV in 1999. In addition to having more than 200 published research papers[1], he is also notable for his book Financial Market Complexity published by Oxford University Press, and for his research on the many-body dynamics of insurgent conflict and online extremism.[2][3]

While a student at school and university, Neil was a sax player with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) in the U.K. and toured extensively with them. He appears on a number of commercial recordings with NYJO and with other artists as a session musician.

Education

He received his MA from St. John's College, Cambridge, University of Cambridge and then received his PhD as a Kennedy Scholar in 1989 from Harvard University, under Henry Ehrenreich, for a thesis entitled: Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of III-V and II-VI Semiconductor Superlattices.

Career

He was first appointed as a Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge, then as a Professor at the Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota. In 1992, he was appointed Professor at the University of Oxford and then in 2007 he was appointed Professor of Physics at the University of Miami, Florida.


Books by Neil F. Johnson

  • Neil F. Johnson, Simply Complexity, A Clear Guide to Complexity Theory Publ. Oxford: Oneworld, 2009, ISBN 978-1851686308.
  • Neil F. Johnson, Paul Jefferies, and Pak Ming Hui, Financial Market Complexity, Publ. Oxford University Press, 2003, ISBN 0-19-852665-2.

See also

References

  1. ^ {List of papers}
  2. ^ Bohorquez; Gourley, S; Dixon, AR; Spagat, M; Johnson, NF; et al. (17 December 2009). "Common Ecology Quantifies Human Insurgency". Nature. 462 (7275). NPG: 911–914. Bibcode:2009Natur.462..911B. doi:10.1038/nature08631. PMID 20016600.
  3. ^ Zhao; et al. (2 October 2009). "Anomalously Slow Attrition Times for Asymmetric Populations with Internal Group Dynamics". Physical Review Letters. 103. APS: 148701. arXiv:0910.1622. Bibcode:2009PhRvL.103n8701Z. doi:10.1103/physrevlett.103.148701. PMID 19905607.

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