Research Description
Geoff Penington received his BA+MMath in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University in 2015, and his PhD in Physics, with Patrick Hayden, from Stanford University in 2020. He joined UC Berkeley in July 2020.
His research focusses on using ideas from the theory behind quantum computers (and, more generally, quantum information) in order to make progress in our understanding of the quantum mechanics of gravity. In particular, Geoff has recently been working on understanding how the information that falls into a black hole ends up being encoded in the Hawking radiation left behind after the black hole evaporates.
In the News
Nine Young Faculty Members Receive Prized Sloan Research Fellowships
The largest number of awardees from any institution may be a sign of the University of California, Berkeley's ability to attract the most promising early-career researchers.
Two young faculty awarded 2021 Breakthrough New Horizons Prizes
Two recently arrived faculty members, Song Sun in mathematics and Geoff Penington in physics, are among 12 early-career scientists sharing New Horizons Prizes, which are awarded each year by the Breakthrough Foundation.
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