Piotr Tourkine
Theoretical physicist · Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique Théorique / CNRS
I am a theoretical physicist working on fundamental interactions. My research lies broadly in particle physics, quantum field theory, and string theory, with a particular interest in questions related to quantum gravity.
Research areas
- Quantum field theory
- String theory and quantum gravity
- Bootstrap
Academic trajectory
- CurrentPermanent CNRS researcher since 2019; at LAPTh, Annecy since 2021. Chargé de cours at EPFL, Lausanne, since 2026.
- 2020-2021Scientific associate at CERN, on leave from CNRS.
- 2019-2020CNRS researcher at LPTHE, Sorbonne Universite, Paris.
- 2017-2019CERN Fellow in the Theory Department, Geneva.
- 2014-2017Postdoctoral researcher at DAMTP, University of Cambridge.
- 2011-2014PhD in theoretical physics at IPhT, CEA Saclay, Sorbonne Universite. Advisor: Pierre Vanhove.
- 2007-2011Ecole normale superieure de Paris.
Funding
Total directly managed: 592.5 k€. Selected grants:
- 2022-2026ANR JCJC — SPARTA, 315 k€ — principal investigator
- 2017-2019Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship — NewLoops, 175 k€ — held at CERN
- 2022-2023CNRS Emergence (INP), 78 k€ — principal investigator
Full CV and publication profiles
- Full CV (PDF)
- Full list of articles can be found in: INSPIRE, Google Scholar, arXiv
- Link to my ORCID account
- The text of my Habilitation thesis (PDF), defended on