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Location: 180-204
Phone: (805) 756-2448
Fax: (805) 756-2435
Email: physics@calpoly.edu
Chair: Jennifer Klay

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Lei Lu

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Lei Lu

Full-Time Lecturer

Office: 25-128
Phone: 805-756-1612

Education


  • BS & MS, Beijing University of Technology
  • PhD, University of Alabama

Research Interests


​​​​​​​My work focuses on making two frontier areas of theoretical physics accessible to learners at the undergraduate and early graduate levels:

  • Loop Quantum Gravity - I develop pedagogical bridges to this non-perturbative approach to quantum gravity, breaking down its core concepts—such as Ashtekar variables, spin networks and volume discreteness—into clear, step-by-step pathways for students new to the field.
  • Gauge/Gravity Duality - I create educational frameworks that translate this powerful holographic correspondence into intuitive, accessible language, helping students move from foundational principles to current research without the usual steep learning curve.

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