Phymaths podcast # 72 || Dr. Lara Anderson

DescriptionDr. 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.Some links1) Her works: https://inspirehep.net/authors/1030318?ui-citation-summary=true2) Link to the high-energy physics resources page on my website: https://hassaansaleem.com/graduate-level-theoretical-physics-resources-in-progress/Contact InfoMy website: hassaansaleem.comFollow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hassaan.3142/Join the WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9DkjmAzNbs7IlGuv1XFollow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hassaan_PHYEmail Queries: greatestmight@gmail.comTime stamps(0:00) Intro of the guest(0:15) Her work on compactifications(6:30) Algebraic Geometry(8:08) Swampland Program(11:24) Calabi-Yau manifolds(24:56) CICY manifolds(27:18) Intersecting branes(30:35) Science communication(38:31) Coursework to research transition(40:27) Difficult problems in postdocs(42:37) Getting stuck in research(44:01) Getting a PhD student(47:57) Choosing a problem to work on(51:42) Building collaborations(52:53) (People's question) F theory(54:15) (People's question) Moduli stabilization(55:11) (People's question) Career vs Job(56:40) (People's question) Homeschooling(59:40) (People's question) Interest in Physics(1:01:40) (People's question) Influential papers(1:03:33) (People's question) Virginia Tech