Jacob Lewis Bourjaily, Student of Physics and Mathematics Curriculum Vitae Photography Florence Sicily Personal Skydiving Astrophotography Scientists and Mathematicians on Money Page: 1 2 3 4 Scrapbook Original Poetry Solutions to Physics Homework contact information: Jacob Bourjaily Jadwin Hall 427 Department of Physics Princeton University and Bloomberg Hall 048 School of Natural Sciences Institute for Advanced Study email: jbourjai (at) princeton.edu Jacob Bourjaily's Home Page	Introduction: I am a second-year graduate student of theoretical physics at Princeton University. My principle interests include string and particle phenomenology, with a current focus on geoemtrical engineering grand unified models in M-theory. My advisor is Nima Arkani-Hamed at the Institute for Advanced Study. Education: Princeton University Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics, in progress. M.A. in Physics, January 2008. University of Camrbidge, Trinity College Certificate of Advanced Studies, Mathematics, June 2006. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor B.S. with Highest Honors in Physics, Mathematics, April, 2005. Recent Research Publications: J. Bourjaily and S. Espahbodi, Geometrically Engineerable Chiral Matter in M-Theory, arXiv:0804.1132 [hep-th]. J. Bourjaily, Unfolding Geometric Unification in M-Theory, arXiv:0706.3364 [hep-th]. J. Bourjaily, Geometrically Engineering the Standard Model: Locally Unfolding Three Families out of E8, arXiv:0704.0445 [hep-th]. Phys. Rev. D76:045004. J. Bourjaily, Multiple Unfoldings of Orbifold Singularities: Engineering Geometric Analogies to Unification, arXiv:0704.0444 [hep-th]. J. Bourjaily, G. Kane, P. Kumar, and T. Wang, Outside the mSUGRA Box; hep-ph/0504170. J. Bourjaily and G. Kane, What is the Cosmological Significance of a Discovery of Wimps at Colliders or in Direct Experiments? Submitted to Phys Rev D; hep-ph/0501262. J. Bourjaily, Determining the Actual Local Density of Dark Matter Particles. Eur. Phys. J. C-D. Also to appear in the proceedings of ISSP 2004; astro-ph/0410470. J. Bourjaily, Weighing the Dark Matter Halo. To appear in "IDM 2004: The 5th International Workshop on the Identification of Dark Matter," eds. N. Spooner and V. Kudryavtsev; astro-ph/0411409. Conferences, Schools and Invited Talks: IAS Physics Group Meeting Talk - Princeton, New Jersey, presented Local Phenomenological Models in M-Theory. String Vacuum Project Workshop - Tucson, Arizona, presented Locally Engineerable Phenomenological Models in M-Theory. Simons Workshop in Mathematics and Physics 2007 - Stony Brook, New York Les Houches Summer School 2007: String Theory and the Real World - Les Houches, France Strings 2007 - Madrid, Spain Physics and Mathematics of G2 Compactifications - Ann Arbor, Michigan, presented Geometrically Engineering the Standard Model in M-Theory Physics at the LHC - Princeton Unviersity Kane Symposium - Ann Arbor, Michigan Axions at the IAS - Princeton, New Jersey International School for Subnuclear Physics 2006 (an Invited Scientist)-Erice, Sicily LHC Inverse Problem Workship - Ann Arbor, Michigan Case Western Reserve Seminar, What is the Cosmological Significance of a Discovery of Wimps at Colliders or in Direct Experiments? - Cleveland, Ohio Les Houches Summer School LXXIV: Particle Physics Beyond the Standard Model - Les Houches, France Prospects in Theoretical Physics 2005: Collider Physics - IAS, Princeton Theoretical Advanced Study Institute 2005: The Many Dimensions of String Theory - Boulder, Colorado Phenomenology 2005, Outside the mSUGRA Box - Madison, Wisconsin KICP Seminar, What is the Cosmological Significance of a Discovery of Wimps at Colliders or in Direct Experiments? - U. Chicago MCTP Colloquium, What is the Cosmological Significance of a Discovery of Dark Matter Particles? - Ann Arbor, Michigan TeV4LHC Workshop - Fermilab International Workshop on the Identification of Dark Matter- Edinburgh, Scotland presented, Weighing the Dark Matter Halo with Colliders and Detectors International School for Subnuclear Physics 2004: How and Where to go Beyond the Standard Model - Erice, Sicily presented, Determining the Actual Local Density of Dark Matter Particles Physics at the LHC - Vienna, Austria Strings at CERN - Genève, Switzerland Strings 2004 - Paris, France Dark Side of the Universe Workshop - Ann Arbor, Michigan Nonperturbative Quantum Gravity: Loops and Spinfoams - Marseille, France Honors and Awards: Marshall Scholarship, 2005 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2005-2010 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar, 2004 Best Student, Erice International School of Subnuclear Phyiscs 2004 Paul A. M. Dirac Diploma, Erice International School of Subnuclear Physics 2004 Best Presentation of a Theoretical Subject, Erice International School for Subnuclear Phyiscs 2004, Weighing the Universe with Colliders and Detectors Writ and Mary Cornwell Fellowship, University of Michigan Department of Physics Mrgaret Hunt Scholarship, University of Michigan College of Literature Science and the Arts, covering full tuition and most living expenses Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics Award, University of Michigan Department of Mathematics Frank C. Mock Fellowship, University of Michigan Department of Physics Otto Graf Scholarship, University of Michigan Honors College Arthur B. Singleton Distinguished Class Prize, University of Michigan College of Engineering, awarded to the most outstanding first year engineering student Roger B. Chaffee Astronaut Memorial Scholar Kikuchi Memorial Scholar, University of Michigan Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Continuous Merit Scholarship, University of Michigan Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship, 2002 American Nuclear Society Scholarsihp United States Department of Energy Nuclear Engineering Fellowship National Academy for Nuclear Training Scholarship University of Michigan Alumni Association Scholarship University of Michigan Club of Grand Rapids Scholarship James B. Angell Scholar, College of Literature, Science and the Arts William J. Branstrom Freshman Prize, University of Michigan George M. Landes Prize for Technical Communication (Second Place) University of Michigan Regents Merit Scholarship Thomas Strach Award for Excellence in Amateur Astronomy, Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association First Prize, Undergraduate Book Collecting Contest for the colleciton Landmarks in the History of Math and Science Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America Professional and Honorary Societies: Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics American Phyiscal Society American Mathematical Society Mathematical Association of America American Nuclear Society American Chemical Society Phi Beta Kappa, National Honor Society Sigma Pi Sigma, National Physics Honor Society Alpha Nu Sigma, National Honor Society for Nuclear Science Golden Key, National Academic Honor Society Delta Epsilon Iota, National Academic Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society	News and Updates: Extensively updated my banknote collection. website last updated: 26th April 2008