Yuri Levin

Yuri Levin got his PhD at Caltech, working on the theory of Thermal and Quantum Noise in LIGO interferometers, and on r-mode oscillations of neutron stars. His scientific style was influenced by his two very different PhD advisors,  Kip Thorne and Vladmir Braginsky, and also by the free-wheeling, open discussions with Peter Goldreich, Sterl Phinney and others. 

After leaving Caltech, Levin travelled the world, with postdoc and faculty gigs in Berkeley, Toronto, Leiden, and Melbourne, before coming to Columbia in 2017.    He works on a variety of topics in theoretical astrophysics.  His current interests include: 1. Stellar and gas dynamics of galactic nuclei. 2. Motion of superfluid vortices inside neutron stars, and their connection to pulsar glitches. 3.  Magneto-dynamics of neutron star quakes and oscillations. 4. Gravitational waves from cosmic strings and  other topological defects.

Levin is always interested in learning from his colleagues. Please stop by and tell him something interesting.