Phymaths podcast # 72 || Dr. Lara Anderson

<p><strong>Description</strong></p><p>Dr. Lara Anderson is a theoretical physicist at Virginia Tech and has worked on string compactifications of M theory and F theory, and model building in type II and heterotic theories. A list of her works can be found at the link below</p><p>.<strong>Some links</strong></p><p>1) Her works: https://inspirehep.net/authors/1030318?ui-citation-summary=true</p><p>2) Link to the high-energy physics resources page on my website: https://hassaansaleem.com/graduate-level-theoretical-physics-resources-in-progress/</p><p><strong>Contact Info</strong></p><p>My website: hassaansaleem.com</p><p>Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hassaan.3142/</p><p>Join the WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9DkjmAzNbs7IlGuv1X</p><p>Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hassaan_PHY</p><p>Email Queries: greatestmight@gmail.com</p><p><strong>Time stamps</strong></p><p>(0:00) Intro of the guest</p><p>(0:15) Her work on compactifications</p><p>(6:30) Algebraic Geometry</p><p>(8:08) Swampland Program</p><p>(11:24) Calabi-Yau manifolds</p><p>(24:56) CICY manifolds</p><p>(27:18) Intersecting branes</p><p>(30:35) Science communication</p><p>(38:31) Coursework to research transition</p><p>(40:27) Difficult problems in postdocs</p><p>(42:37) Getting stuck in research</p><p>(44:01) Getting a PhD student</p><p>(47:57) Choosing a problem to work on</p><p>(51:42) Building collaborations</p><p>(52:53) (People&#39;s question) F theory</p><p>(54:15) (People&#39;s question) Moduli stabilization</p><p>(55:11) (People&#39;s question) Career vs Job</p><p>(56:40) (People&#39;s question) Homeschooling</p><p>(59:40) (People&#39;s question) Interest in Physics</p><p>(1:01:40) (People&#39;s question) Influential papers</p><p>(1:03:33) (People&#39;s question) Virginia Tech</p>