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Mauricio Gamonal

  • Theoretical Physicist
  • PhD Candidate, Penn State (Advisor: Eugenio Bianchi)
  • MSc in Physics, PUC Chile (Advisor: Jorge Alfaro)
  • My research lies at the interface of quantum gravity and cosmology. I aim to explore how classical spacetime emerges from quantum geometry and how this process can leave observable imprints in the primordial Universe.

News

  • Feb 2026: Invited to give an ILQGS seminar.
  • Dec 2025: [TBA] Paper on causal spinfoam vertex.
  • Jun 2025: [arXiv] Paper on the EFT of gravity.
  • Mar 2025: Talked at APS. Awarded the DS Excellence in Physics prize.

I’m always happy to discuss the early Universe, foundational and phenomenological aspects of quantum gravity, and related questions in philosophy of science—and, more broadly, the creative process, current affairs, and other interesting facets of life.