Ewain Gwynne

Ewain Gwynne is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Chicago, affiliated with the Committee on Computational and Applied Mathematics (CCAM) and the Statistics Department. He previously held postdoctoral positions at the University of Cambridge and earned his Ph.D. from MIT in 2018 under Scott Sheffield. His research focuses on probability theory, particularly random geometric structures in statistical mechanics, including Schramm-Loewner evolution (SLE), Liouville quantum gravity (LQG), and random planar maps.

Education: Ph.D. in Mathematics, MIT (2018); M.Sc., MIT (2015); B.Sc., Northwestern University (2013).

Research Interests:

• Random geometric objects in statistical mechanics
• Liouville quantum gravity and its metric properties
• Random planar maps and their scaling limits
• SLE and its relationship with LQG
• Random walks on random planar maps
• Percolation and permutons

His recent articles explore topics such as supercritical LQG, Gaussian curvature on random maps, and harmonic balls in LQG. He has advised multiple Ph.D. students and serves as an associate editor for Probability and Mathematical Physics. His work bridges probability theory, geometry, and mathematical physics, with applications to understanding critical phenomena in random systems.