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Dr. Morrison studied in the field of pure mathematics, specifically Algebraic Geometry. A new technique known as dimensional reduction was developed to compute the virtual motives of certain moduli spaces. It was applied to give new calculations in agreement with the predictions of string theorists.
A randomly-selected Doctoral citation each day: today from the Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (PhD) - graduated in 2012