Niels Anne Jacob Obers

Niels Anne Jacob Obers is a Professor at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, specializing in Theoretical High Energy, Astroparticle, and Gravitational Physics. He leads research in string theory, quantum field theory, and gravity, with a focus on non-relativistic gravity, holography, and higher-dimensional black holes.

• Education: PhD in Physics (1991) from the University of California, Berkeley, and earlier studies at Universiteit Nijmegen (cum laude Drs, 1987).

His research spans AdS/CFT correspondence, black hole dynamics, non-perturbative string dualities, and non-Lorentzian geometries. He has published extensively on matrix theories, gravitational solitons, and the interplay between string theory and holography. Recent work explores non-relativistic string theory and its applications to gravity and thermodynamics.

Scientific awards include a CERN-Fellowship. He teaches foundational and advanced courses such as General Relativity, Advanced Quantum Field Theory, and String Theory. Fluent in Dutch, English, and Danish, with proficiency in French and German.