RESEARCH INTERESTS

Theoretical Nuclear and Particle Physics

BIOGRAPHY

M.S., Physics (1989) Moscow State University
Ph.D., Physics (1994) University of Oxford

Research:

Professor Stephanov's main area of research is the theory of strong interactions (the forces holding atomic nuclei together) and its applications, such as the physics of neutron stars and heavy-ion collisions.

Grants and Awards:

D.O.E. Grant DE-FG0201ER41195 (2004-present)
RIKEN-BNL Research Center - RHIC Fellowship (1999-2004)
Department of Energy Outstanding Junior Investigator Award (2001-2003)
Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (2002-2004)

• Conformality Lost, 0905.4752 [hep-th]
• Holography and the speed of sound at high temperatures, 0905.0900 [hep-th], Phys.Rev.D80:066002,2009
• Non-Gaussian fluctuations near the QCD critical point, 0809.3450 [hep-ph], Phys.Rev.Lett.102:032301,2009
• QCD and a holographic model of hadrons, hep-ph/0501128, Phys.Rev.Lett.95:261602,2005
• The Phases of Quantum Chromodynamics (CUP, 2003)
  
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