Richard Davison

Richard Davison is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Heriot-Watt University, affiliated with the School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences. His research focuses on quantum many-body systems, leveraging holography (AdS/CFT correspondence) and black hole physics to explore dynamics in strongly interacting regimes.

• PhD: Oxford University (2012, advisor: Andrei Starinets)
• Postdoc: Leiden University (2012-2015)
• Moore Fellow: Harvard University (2015-2018)
• Ernest Rutherford Fellow: STFC (2018-2023, spent 2018-2019 at Cambridge University)

His work spans quantum field theory, gravity, and condensed matter physics, with a focus on hydrodynamics, transport phenomena, and strong correlations. Recent publications examine zero sound in holographic phases and chaos in rotating black holes. He has received significant citations (e.g., 68 for holographic Green’s functions).

• Scientific Awards: Ernest Rutherford Fellowship (STFC, 2018)