Research Bio
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
Leinweber Foundation and UC Berkeley Establish $18M Endowment to Fund Theoretical Physics Research
Nine Young Faculty Members Receive Prized Sloan Research Fellowships
Two young faculty awarded 2021 Breakthrough New Horizons Prizes
Teaching
Research [PHYSICS 299 - 069]
Research [PHYSICS 299 - 051]
Introduction to Quantum Computing [CHEM C191 - 001]
Introduction to Quantum Computing [COMPSCI C191 - 001]
Research [PHYSICS 299 - 069]
Introduction to Quantum Computing [PHYSICS C191 - 002]