Neil F. Johnson
| Neil Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 Southend, Essex, UK |
| Residence | United States |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Institutions | University of Oxford University of Miami Universidad de Los Andes University of Cambridge |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | Henry Ehrenreich |
| Doctoral students | Alexandra Olaya-Castro Francesca Fassioli Olsen Chiu Fan Lee |
| Other notable students | Adrian P. Flitney |
| Known for | Complex systems |
| Notable awards | Kennedy Scholarship |
Neil Fraser Johnson (b. 1961, Southend, Essex, UK) is a Professor of physics notable for his work in complexity theory and complex systems, spanning quantum information, econophysics, and condensed matter physics. He is also notable for his book Financial Market Complexity published by Oxford University Press, and for his research in insurgent and Fourth generation warfare.[1][2] He presented the Royal Institution Christmas Lecture "Arrows of time" on BBC TV in 1999.
Education
He received his MA from St. John's College, Cambridge, University of Cambridge and then received his PhD as a Kennedy Scholar in 1989 from Harvard University, under Henry Ehrenreich, for a thesis entitled: Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of III-V and II-VI Semiconductor Superlattices.
Career
He was first appointed as a Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge, then as a Professor at the Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota. In 1992, he was appointed Professor at the University of Oxford and then in 2007 he was appointed Professor of Physics at the University of Miami, Florida.
Books by Neil F. Johnson
- Neil F. Johnson, Two’s Company, Three is Complexity: A Simple Guide to the Science of All Sciences, Publ. Oxford: Oneworld, 2007, ISBN 978-1-85168-488-5.
- Neil F. Johnson, Paul Jefferies, and Pak Ming Hui, Financial Market Complexity, Publ. Oxford University Press, 2003, ISBN 0-19-852665-2.
