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| {{ images:marriedjesse.jpg?200 |Jesse Thaler}} | {{ images:marriedjesse.jpg?200 |Jesse Thaler}} | ||
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| ===== The Short of It ===== | ===== The Short of It ===== | ||
| - | (update coming) | + | I am currently an [[http://web.mit.edu/physics/people/faculty/thaler_jesse.html|Assistant Professor]] of [[http://web.mit.edu/physics/|Physics]] at the [[http://www.mit.edu/|Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]. I work in the [[http://www-ctp.mit.edu/|Center for Theoretical Physics]], focusing my research on the [[http://lhc.web.cern.ch/|Large Hadron Collider]] experiment at [[http://www.cern.ch|CERN]]. Once upon a time I played tenor sax, but I switched to upright bass when I found out that "String Theory" was going to revolutionize particle physics. |
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| - | I am currently a [[http://millerinstitute.berkeley.edu/|Miller Fellow]] in [[http://ctp.berkeley.edu/|Theoretical Physics]] at the [[http://www.berkeley.edu/|University of California, Berkeley]]. | + | |
| - | Once upon a time I played tenor sax, but I switched to upright bass when I found out that "String Theory" was going to revolutionize particle physics. | + | |
| ===== The Long of It ===== | ===== The Long of It ===== | ||
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| Though I was born in [[http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/|Minneapolis, Minnesota]], I spent my formative years in [[http://www.yorkmaine.org/|York, Maine]]. My brother, Aaron, and I used to play all sorts of fun games including "wig" which nearly resulted in vital organ loss. I survived through [[http://www.yorkschools.org/yms/|York Middle School]] despite soldered glasses, a bad hair-cut, and one-on-one math tutorials in a janitor's closet. My success was partly due to a love affair with a tenor saxophone. | Though I was born in [[http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/|Minneapolis, Minnesota]], I spent my formative years in [[http://www.yorkmaine.org/|York, Maine]]. My brother, Aaron, and I used to play all sorts of fun games including "wig" which nearly resulted in vital organ loss. I survived through [[http://www.yorkschools.org/yms/|York Middle School]] despite soldered glasses, a bad hair-cut, and one-on-one math tutorials in a janitor's closet. My success was partly due to a love affair with a tenor saxophone. | ||
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| In 2002, I received an Sc.B. in Math/Physics from [[http://www.brown.edu/|Brown University]]. At Brown, I was heavily involved with an upright bass named Else, until I was sucked into an eight-piece 70s funk band named DLicks. Lester spent a few too many hours doing [[http://jazz.wbru.com/|late-night freeform radio]] at 95.5 WBRU. It was fun while it lasted... my/his sanity, that is. | In 2002, I received an Sc.B. in Math/Physics from [[http://www.brown.edu/|Brown University]]. At Brown, I was heavily involved with an upright bass named Else, until I was sucked into an eight-piece 70s funk band named DLicks. Lester spent a few too many hours doing [[http://jazz.wbru.com/|late-night freeform radio]] at 95.5 WBRU. It was fun while it lasted... my/his sanity, that is. | ||
| - | Now I am engaged in an equally brain warping activity: theoretical physics. I received my Ph.D. in [[http://hetg.physics.harvard.edu|high energy theory]] at [[http://www.harvard.edu/|Harvard University]], working with [[http://physics.harvard.edu/people/facpages/arkani-hamed.html|Nima Arkani-Hamed]] to elucidate some of the deep mysteries of the universe. Go to my [[research]] page to see my work on broken symmetries, the hierarchy problem, and the [[http://lhc.web.cern.ch/lhc/|LHC]]. | + | Now I am engaged in an equally brain warping activity: theoretical physics. I received my Ph.D. in [[http://hetg.physics.harvard.edu|high energy theory]] at [[http://www.harvard.edu/|Harvard University]], working with [[http://physics.harvard.edu/people/facpages/arkani-hamed.html|Nima Arkani-Hamed]] to elucidate some of the deep mysteries of the universe. |
| - | I am currently doing post-doctorial research as a [[http://millerinstitute.berkeley.edu/|Miller Fellow]] at [[http://www.berkeley.edu/|UC Berkeley]]. Sasha and I [[http://www.jesseandsasha.net|tied the knot]] on August 11, 2007, and we've been enjoying married life on the West Coast ever since. Do [[jthaler@jthaler.net|drop me a line]] if you will be visiting the Bay Area. | + | I then spent a glorious three-and-a-half years in California, doing post-doctorial research as a [[http://millerinstitute.berkeley.edu/|Miller Fellow]] at [[http://www.berkeley.edu/|UC Berkeley]] and [[http://www.lbl.gov|LBNL]]. Sasha and I [[http://www.jesseandsasha.net/|tied the knot]] on August 11, 2007, and we've been enjoying married life ever since, testing the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_Dome|laws]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tallac|of]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Plata_Peak|gravity]] at every opportunity. |
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| + | Alas, our time on the left coast was short-lived, and Sasha and I moved (back) to New England in January 2010. I am now living the (academic) dream as an [[http://web.mit.edu/physics/people/faculty/thaler_jesse.html|Assistant Professor]] in the [[http://www-ctp.mit.edu/|Center for Theoretical Physics]] at [[http://www.mit.edu/|MIT]]. Go to my [[research]] page to see my attempts to address some of the outstanding questions in fundamental physics, including the origin of mass, the nature of dark matter, the apparent weakness of gravity, and the symmetry structure of our universe. | ||
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| + | And do [[jthaler@jthaler.net|drop me a line]] if you find yourself in the Boston Area. | ||
| ====== The Family ====== | ====== The Family ====== | ||
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| (Yes, the only good photos of my family were taken at our wedding.) | (Yes, the only good photos of my family were taken at our wedding.) | ||
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| ===== Significant Other ===== | ===== Significant Other ===== | ||
| {{images:coolsasha.jpg?200|Sasha Diaz Thaler}} | {{images:coolsasha.jpg?200|Sasha Diaz Thaler}} | ||
| - | Sasha managed to finish about three-quarters of a Saturday [[http://www.nytimes.com/pages/crosswords/|NYTimes crossword puzzle]] before she realized that I was proposing to her. (58-Down: Yes.) She received her J.D. from [[http://www.bu.edu/law/|Boston University]], passed (!) the [[http://www.calbar.ca.gov/|California Bar Exam]], and is doing labor and employment law for [[http://www.omm.com|O'Melveny and Myers]]. | + | Sasha managed to finish about three-quarters of a Saturday [[http://www.nytimes.com/pages/crosswords/|NYTimes crossword puzzle]] before she realized that I was proposing to her. (58-Down: Yes.) She received her J.D. from [[http://www.bu.edu/law/|Boston University]], passed (!) the [[http://www.calbar.ca.gov/|California]] and [[http://www.mass.gov/bbe/|Massachusetts]] Bar Exams, and is doing labor and employment law for [[http://www.belloblack.com/|Bello, Black & Welsh]]. |
| - | At [[http://www.yale.edu/|Yale]], Sasha studied Cognitive Science with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence. She was the musical director (and sang tenor) for the a cappella group [[http://www.yale.edu/redhot/|Redhot & Blue]]. She speaks Spanish with a Russian accent, Russian with an American accent, and English with a few glottals added for good measure. | + | At [[http://www.yale.edu/|Yale]], Sasha studied Cognitive Science with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence. She was the musical director (and sang tenor) for the a cappella group [[http://www.yale.edu/redhot/|Redhot & Blue]]. She speaks Spanish with a Russian accent, Russian with an American accent, and English with a few glottals added for good measure. Her favorite number is [[http://www.clarencedemar.com/|26.2]]. |
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| My mom, Alalia, recently completed a tour of Croatia with [[http://www.voicesfromtheheart.org/|Voices from the Heart]], an all female a cappella group based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. They sing inspirational songs from around the world. She's kept her day job as a guidance counselor at [[http://www.yorkschools.org/yhs/|York High School]]. | My mom, Alalia, recently completed a tour of Croatia with [[http://www.voicesfromtheheart.org/|Voices from the Heart]], an all female a cappella group based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. They sing inspirational songs from around the world. She's kept her day job as a guidance counselor at [[http://www.yorkschools.org/yhs/|York High School]]. | ||
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| ===== And The Father ===== | ===== And The Father ===== | ||
| {{images:coolfred.jpg?200|Fred Thaler}} | {{images:coolfred.jpg?200|Fred Thaler}} | ||
| - | With both of his sons living in California, Fred has taken up some decidedly West Coast hobbies: [[http://www.cinnamonrainbows.com/|surfing]] and [[http://www.yogaforsurfers.com/|yoga]]. He's also a doctor at Kittery Family Practice. Once upon a time, he played harmonica in "The Doc Johnson Blues Band" but now he's working on his jazz chromatic. | + | With both of his sons having lived in California, Fred has taken up some decidedly West Coast hobbies: [[http://www.cinnamonrainbows.com/|surfing]] and [[http://www.yogaforsurfers.com/|yoga]]. He's also a doctor at Kittery Family Practice. Once upon a time, he played harmonica in "The Doc Johnson Blues Band" but now he's working on his jazz chromatic. |
| ===== And The Dog ===== | ===== And The Dog ===== | ||
| - | Walter ist unser totes Deutschen Schäferhund. Er arbeitet noch auf seinem Akzent. Wau Wau. | + | Walter ist unser toter Schäferhund. Er arbeitet noch an seinem Akzent. Wau Wau. |
| ===== And The Other Dog ===== | ===== And The Other Dog ===== | ||
| Rico. Suave. | Rico. Suave. | ||