Northeastern doctoral student awarded Soros Fellowship to study intersection between physics and math

By Cesareo Contreras April 30, 2026
Oswaldo Vazquez

Studying the complex intersection between mathematics and quantum physics is no small undertaking.  

At Northeastern University, Oswaldo Vazquez, a doctoral student working under Northeastern mathematics professor Jonathan Weitsman, is doing just that. 

“It’s a little bit of an interesting sort of interaction, but not so far-fetched because physics and math have historically been very tied together,” Vazquez said.  

Working under Weitsman, Vazquez spends much of his time exploring quantum field theory, which he describes as “the main framework physicists use to describe elementary particles.”

Read more at Northeastern Global News

Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

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