Education
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 B.S. Physics, Imperial College, London University, 1/1989
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Ph.D. Mathematics and Physics, University of Southhampton, 1/1992
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History
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Professor, University of Southern California, 8/21/2003-
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Visiting Professor, University of Durham, England, 8/20/2003-
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Professor, University of Durham, England, 1/1/2000-8/20/2003
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Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky, 1/1/1997-1/1/1999
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1/1/1995-1/1/1997
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Visiting Research Fellow and Lecturer, Princeton University, 1/1/1994-1/1/1995
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Postdoctoral member, School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ, 1/1/1992-1/1/1994
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Description of Research
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Summary Statement of Research Interests
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Clifford Johnson's research interests are mainly concerned with the development of theoretical tools for the description of the basic fabric of Nature. He is part of the international effort to understand and describe the origin of, and the fundamental constituents (and their interactions) of the Universe. He works mainly on superstring theory, quantum gravity, gauge theory, and M-theory, studying objects such as black holes and D-branes, using a variety of techniques from Mathematics and Physics.
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Multimedia Scholarship and Creative Works
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Theatre Play, Two act play written and developed in collaboration with playwright (and school of theatre faculty) Oliver Mayer. It is part of an outreach effort to create works that portray science and scientists in a dramatic setting. In 2006 it won an award (Sloan Foundation) from the Magic Theater in San Francisco to be developed further., 2006-2007
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Honors and Awards
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Magic Theatre’s Sloan Foundation Commission for play "Dark Matters", 2006-2007
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2005 Maxwell Medal and Prize, presented by the Institute of Physics , UK, 2005
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USC Raubenheimer Outstanding Senior Faculty Award, In recognition of balance and outstanding performance in the three areas of teaching, scholarship, and service within the University, 2005
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NSF Career Award, 1997
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EPSRC (U.K.) N.A.T.O. Fellowship, 1992
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Lindemann Fellowship, 1992
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