Hayden Lee

Hayden Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania, affiliated with the Center for Particle Cosmology. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and completed postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard University and the University of Chicago. His research focuses on theoretical physics, particularly the physics of the early universe, scattering amplitudes, and cosmological correlators. He employs bootstrap methods, conformal field theory, and high-energy physics techniques to explore fundamental principles like locality and symmetry.

Education:

• PhD, University of Cambridge (2017)
• MASt, University of Cambridge (2013)
• BSc (Hons), University of Canterbury (2011)

Research Interests:

• Early universe physics and inflationary cosmology
• Scattering amplitudes and their application to cosmology
• Conformal field theory and bootstrap techniques
• Cosmological structure formation and large-scale structure surveys
• Effective field theory approaches in cosmology

His recent work emphasizes applying scattering amplitude techniques to cosmological correlators, developing analytical methods for cosmological data analysis, and exploring symmetries in inflationary models. His publications often bridge formal theoretical physics with observational cosmology.

He has no listed scientific awards but maintains active collaborations with leading institutions. His research group is involved in interdisciplinary efforts at the intersection of particle physics and cosmology.