Sang-Eon Bak
Email: sbak2@asu.edu
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Ph.D. Student
Department of Physics,
Arizona State University (ASU)
Research Interest
High Energy Theory, Quantum Fields and Gravity:
I am a postdoctoral researcher at Nordita, working in high-energy theory with a focus on quantum gravity and holography. More specifically, I am interested in perturbative approaches to quantum gravity, fluid/gravity correspondence, and the connection between spacetime and quantum entanglement via holography. By employing diverse approaches, I would like to address fundamental problems in gravity, such as understanding how macroscopic observables in gravity emerge from microscopic quantum fluctuations.
Work
Postdoctoral Researcher_Sep. 2026 - Present
High Energy Physics
Nordita, Stockholm, Sweden
Prof. Watse Sybesma's Research Group
Education
Ph.D. Student_Aug. 2022 - Aug. 2026
Cosmology Group
Department of Physics, Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, USA
Advisor: Prof. Cynthia Keeler
Ph.D. Student (Ph.D. studies continued at ASU)
Quantum Fields and Gravity Theory Group
Department of Physics, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, South Korea
Advisor: Prof. Keun-Young Kim
M.S. Degree
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Thesis Title: “Horizons as quantum channels: quantum channel models for the black hole event horizon and the cosmological horizon”
Advisor: Prof. Doyeol Ahn
B.S. Degree
Department of Physics, University of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea