Neil F. Johnson

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Neil Johnson
Born1961
Nationality British
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Harvard University
Known forComplex systems
Scientific career
FieldsPhysicist
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford
University of Miami
Doctoral advisorHenry Ehrenreich
Doctoral studentsAlexandra Olaya-Castro
Francesca Fassioli Olsen
Chiu Fan Lee


Neil Fraser Johnson 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 also notable for his book Financial Market Complexity published by Oxford University Press.

Education

He received his MA from the University of Cambridge and then received his PhD 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 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, Two’s Company, Three is Complexity: A Simple Guide to the Science of All Sciences, Publ. Oxford: Oneworld, 2007, ISBN: 9781851684885.
  • Neil F. Johnson, Paul Jefferies, and Pak Ming Hui, Financial Market Complexity, Publ. Oxford University Press, 2003, ISBN 0198526652.