Robert Andrew Weston

I am a mathematical physicist with research interests in the following areas: Quantum Integrable Systems, Solvable Statistical-Mechanical Models and Integrable Quantum Field Theory. I am particularly interested in applying algebraic methods to these systems that exploit their underlying symmetries - typically these algebras are quantum groups or their generalisations. I am a member of the Edinburgh Mathematical Physics Group.

I studied for a PhD at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics the University of Cambridge, working on lattice models and conformal field theory. I then completed post-doctoral postions at the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Durham University, and the Centre de Recherches Mathématiques at the Université de Montréal. During this time my interests shifted to quantum intebrable systems and their underlying symmetry algebras. I also spent time during this period working at UBC in Vancouver and the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Kyoto.

I arrived at Heriot Watt University on an EPSRC Advanced Fellowship before moving to a permanent position in the Department of Mathematics. I was a founding member of the Edinburgh Mathematical Physics Group, which combines research expertise between Heriot Watt and the University of Edinburgh.

From January 2021-Dec 2023, I was Head of the Deparment of Mathematics at Heriot Watt University.

Edinburgh Mathematical Physics Group