Dr. Fotini Markopoulou-Kalamara

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  Fotini Markopoulou-Kalamara, who was born in Greece but now works at the Perimeter Institute in Canada, has played a key role in developing an alternative to string theory, known as loop quantum gravity, or LQG.Like string theory, LQG seeks to fulfill Einstein's dream of unifying quantum theory and general relativity.But unlike string theory, LQG doesn't dwell on extra rolled-up dimensions of space.Instead, it lays out a mathematical system of loops that interact to form "spin networks," the quantum foundations for the realities that each of us perceive.Markopoulou-Kalamara focuses on how spin networks reflecting the partial views of different observers can be combined to produce a shared perception of the universe.

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  Fotini MarkopoulouFQXi: Foundational Questions in Physics & Cosmology
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  12.00p - 12.30p Non-String Quantum Gravity: Fotini Markopoulou, Perimeter Institute

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  Fotini Markopoulou, FacultyPerimeter Institute (Waterloo Canada)

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  "I didn't think there was much else you could say about black holes without a quantum theory of gravity," says researcher Fotini Markopoulou of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario.

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  Fotini Markopoulou Perimeter Institute

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  Fotini Markopoulou-Kalamara
  
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  Fotini Markopoulou-Kalamara, who was born in Greece but now works at the Perimeter Institute in Canada, has played a key role in developing an alternative to string theory, known as loop quantum gravity, or LQG.Like string theory, LQG seeks to fulfill Einstein's dream of unifying quantum theory and general relativity.But unlike string theory, LQG doesn't dwell on extra rolled-up dimensions of space.Instead, it lays out a mathematical system of loops that interact to form "spin networks," the quantum foundations for the realities that each of us perceive.Markopoulou-Kalamara focuses on how spin networks reflecting the partial views of different observers can be combined to produce a shared perception of the universe.

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  Fotini Markopoulou-Kalamara, one of the world's most promising physicists, chose to work at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo in her quest to construct a theoretical model of the universe.
  
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  All work and no play ... Fotini Markopoulou-Kalamara can relax in the Perimeter Institute's recreation room -- if she takes time to relax.
  
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  Despite working beside the inviting curio for more than a year, Dr. Markopoulou-Kalamara, 31, has never ventured to peek upstairs.
  
  "When I was a kid, I really liked clocks.Clock repair was one of the things I considered going into when I was growing up.But now, the broken clock is right up there above my head and I have absolutely no interest in it," she says.
  
  For a young woman acclaimed for her bold inquisitiveness, it seems an odd response.And while those with broken clocks may lament her decision to instead delve into theoretical physics, members of the academic community -- those who think weighty thoughts about some of the most challenging issues in science -- are beginning to value her change of heart.
  
  Dr. Markopoulou-Kalamara recently shared first prize in the US$15,000 Young Researchers competition at the Ultimate Reality Symposium in Princeton, N.J., an event honouring one of America's greatest living physicists, John Archibald Wheeler.
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  Dr. Markopoulou-Kalamara takes the praise in stride.
  
  "It's hilarious, isn't it?They pay me to do this," she says, breaking into a laugh.
  
  From her office in an innovative, privately funded institute, she is now tackling quantum gravity, one of the biggest question marks in science.It is nothing short of searching for a unified theory wrapping together Albert Einstein's theory of relativity with quantum theory.
  
  In essence, picking up where Einstein left off.
  
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  Dr. Markopoulou-Kalamara selected Perimeter for a five-year research term -- following a global trot of academic institutions after completing high school in her native Greece -- largely because of the people and the welcoming environment, she says.
  
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  While Dr. Markopoulou-Kalamara was completing her degree, a friend in graduate school invited her to a lecture on quantum gravity by physicist Chris Isham.
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  Dr. Markopoulou-Kalamara is excited by the community building up at Perimeter.And she is confident that all of the thinking and talking will bring substantial, testable results.
  
  "It would be nice if, in five years, theoretical quantum physics has become real physics."
  
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