Physics, teaching, writing, and fashion criticism

CHAD HARPER

I’m a Ph.D. candidate in the Physics Department at the University of California, Berkeley, and a graduate fellow at the Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public. My research uses tools from statistical physics, information theory, and dynamical systems to study complex and networked systems.

I also teach physics at Laney College and mathematics at Mount Tamalpais College at San Quentin. Before returning to school, I worked as a Scientific Data Analyst and Consultant at Deloitte, building machine learning pipelines and graph-based models for public-sector clients.

Alongside my scientific work, I write about fashion, aesthetics, and culture, and I direct editorial-style photoshoots.

Research

Paper explainers and academic work.

Teaching

Courses, teaching experience, and materials.

Fashion

Criticism, photoshoots, and style culture.

Writing

Essays, technical notes, and everything else.