Rate My Professor Nathan Seiberg

Seiberg’s research focuses on various aspects of string theory, quantum field theory, particle physics, and condensed matter physics. He has made significant contributions to the understanding of the dynamics of quantum field theories, particularly in two-dimensional conformal field theories, three-dimensional topological field theories, and supersymmetric quantum field theories in various dimensions. His exact solutions of supersymmetric systems have uncovered many new and unexpected phenomena, including the fundamental role of electric-magnetic duality in these theories, with applications in physics and mathematics. More recently, he has generalized the notion of symmetries with implications across quantum field theory, particle physics, string theory, condensed matter physics, and quantum information theory. Among his honors are the Frontiers of Science Award of the International Congress of Basic Science in 2024 and 2025, the Dirac Medal in 2016, the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics in 2012, the Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics in 1998, and the MacArthur Fellowship in 1996. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences.