My name is Benjamin Jurke and currently I'm working as a postdoctoral research associate (“PostDoc”) at the Northeastern University in Boston, USA, as part of the String Vacuum Project. I finished my PhD in early 2011 at the Max-Planck-Institute of Physics (MPP) and Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) in Munich, Germany.

My academic interests and work focus on the topic of quantum gravity and high energy particle physics—particularly in the context of string theory and mathematical physics—as well as the general interplay between geometry, topology and physics.

Aside from my theoretical work I’ve a great interest in many other technical subjects, in particular areas related to computer science & algorithms and other IT-related topics.