. ▁ ▁His ▁gradu ate ▁work ▁was ▁in ▁physics ▁at ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology . ▁Fa ulk ner ▁obtained ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁His ▁th esis ▁exam ined ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁string ▁theory ▁techniques ▁to ▁study ▁quantum ▁chrom od ynam ics ▁( Q CD ) ▁under ▁extreme ▁conditions . ▁He ▁has ▁held ▁post do ctor al ▁positions ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Santa - Bar bara ▁( 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 2 ), ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Study , ▁Pr inc eton ▁University ▁( 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 ), ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁ent ang lement ▁entropy ▁and ▁the ▁role ▁it ▁plays ▁in ▁fundamental ▁aspects ▁of ▁quantum ▁gravity . ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁of ▁physics ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois , ▁U rb ana - Ch amp aign ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁Fa ulk ner ' s ▁publications ▁are ▁available ▁on ▁the ▁S PI RES ▁H EP ▁Liter ature ▁Database . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Publications ▁on ▁Ar X iv ▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁webpage ▁ ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Melbourne ▁Category : Austral ian ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : M ass achusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁California , ▁Santa ▁Barbara ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Austral ian