Fred Kavli Professor and Director
Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics
California Institute of Technology

University Professor
University of Tokyo

Ooguri studies quantum field theory, quantum gravity, and string theory. He explores mathematical structures in these theories and uses them to develop theoretical tools for solving fundamental questions in physics. His work in physics has also inspired progress in mathematics.

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Since 2014, Ooguri has been the Director of the Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology. He has also served as the Director (2018 - 2023) of the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the University of Tokyo and as the President (2016 - 2019) and the Chair of the Board of Trustees (2021 - 2024) of the Aspen Center for Physics. For more information, please visit his curriculum vitae page.

Here are Ooguri's summary talks at recent Strings conferences. For more information, please visit his research page. More videos of his scientific talks can be found on his YouTube channel.

Ooguri has published eight popular science books in Japanese that have sold 300,000 copies. He has also given more than 100 public lectures. For more information please visit his education & outreach page. More videos of his public lectures and graduate-level courses can be found on his YouTube channel.