David R. Morrison

Professor of Mathematics and Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara

• Math Office: 6708 South Hall; Physics Office: 6135 Broida
• Email: drm@math.ucsb.edu, drm@physics.ucsb.edu

Office Hours (Spring, 2020): Mondays 11-12 via Zoom, Thursdays 2-3 via Zoom, or by appointment. My office hours are open to any UCSB student. If you are not enrolled in one of my classes, please email me for access.

A note for potential postdoctoral scholars

Courses

• Fall, 2019

  No classroom teaching.

• Winter, 2020

  INT 94LT, First Year Discovery Seminar: The Elegant Universe, M 3:00-3:50, HSSB 1207. Textbook: The Elegant Universe, by Brian Greene. Course syllabus.

  Math 231A, Lie Groups and Lie Algebras, MWF 1:00-1:50 pm, NH 1105. Course syllabus.

  Physics 230A, String Theory, TR 2:00-3:15 pm, Arts 1349. Textbook: Introduction to superstring theory, by E. Kiritsis, Leuven U. Press (1998); arXiv:hep-th/9709062 Course syllabus.

• Spring, 2020

  Math 111C, Introduction to Abstract Algebra, MWF 10:00-10:50 pm, Phelps 2516 Textbook: Algebra in Action: A course in groups, rings, and fields, by Shahriar Shahriari.

  Math 231B, Lie Groups and Lie Algebras, MWF 1:00-1:50 pm, Buchanan 1934 Textbook: Representation Theory: A First Course, by W. Fulton and J. Harris

Research

• Simons Collaboration on Special Holonomy in Geometry, Analysis, and Physics

• The International Network on Quantum Fields and Strings

Seminars

• Western Hemisphere Colloquium on Geometry and Physics

  Alternate Mondays, 12:00-1:15, via Zoom

• QFT and Geometry

  Alternate Thursdays, 9:00-10:00, via Zoom

• Geometry, Topology, and Physics

  Fridays 4:00-5:30, South Hall 6635

• High Energy and Gravity

  Tuesdays 12:30-2:00, Broida 3302
  Thursdays 2:00-3:30, KITP Small Seminar Room

Links to Online Lectures

Curriculum vitæ

Publications

Work in Progress

Editorial Boards

Conferences Attended

• Conferences on String Theory

• Upcoming conferences in algebraic geometry

Professional Service