1st year graduate student at Johns Hopkins University in Physics. I'm primarily interested in particle theory and mathematical physics, but I'm undecided as to what subdiscipline to study. I have some interest in pure mathematics, especially geometry and topology, and outside of particle physics in other fields including cosmology, topologically protected phases in condensed matter physics, and information theory.

I haven't had much time for this site recently. It's rather difficult to use this site to ask research questions, and it seems there are many people here who are capable of and willing to answer the basic questions which are very common here. If someone starts a new research-level Q&A site about physics (either on SE or elsewhere) I'd be interested in participating.