Neil F. Johnson
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Neil Johnson | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | U.S., British |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge Harvard University |
| Known for | Complex systems |
| Awards | Burton Award, APS Hartree and Maxwell Prizes, Cambridge University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Institutions | University of Oxford University of Miami Universidad de Los Andes University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | Henry Ehrenreich |
| Doctoral students | Alexandra Olaya-Castro |
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.
Education
While a student at school and university, Johnson 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.[citation needed]
Johnson 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.[citation needed]
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. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) and is the recipient of the 2018 Burton Award from the APS.[citation needed]
Johnson presented the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures "Arrows of time" on BBC TV in 1999. He has more than 250 published research papers across a wide variety of research topics[1] and has supervised the doctoral theses of more than 20 students. 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]
Publications
- Johnson, Neil F.; Jefferies, Paul; Hui, Pak Ming (2003). Financial Market Complexity. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-852665-2.
- Olaya-Castro, Alexandra; Fassioli Olsen, Francesca; Lee, Chiu Fan; Johnson, Neil F. (2008). "Ultrafast Quantum Dynamics in Photosynthesis". In Derek Abbott; Paul C W Davies; Arun K Pati (eds.). Quantum Aspects of Life. Imperial College Press. ISBN 978-1848162532.
- Johnson, Neil F. (2009). Simply Complexity, A Clear Guide to Complexity Theory. Oxford: Oneworld. ISBN 978-1851686308.
References
- ^ {List of papers}
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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