Kemal Tezgin

Hello, I’m Kemal Tezgin, and I’m a theoretical physicist specializing in hadronic physics, with a particular focus on Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) and the internal structure of the proton. My research aims to explore how quarks and gluons contribute to the proton’s properties, including its momentum, spin, pressure, and shear forces. I am also involved in developing Monte Carlo event generators for exclusive processes and conduct impact studies to evaluate how future data from the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) may enhance our understanding of the nucleon’s partonic structure. Recently, my interests have expanded to deeply virtual meson production processes, particularly vector mesons, within the framework of holographic QCD.

Another area of my research focuses on the applications of resurgence theory in physics, particularly in evaluating the extent to which information about non-perturbative effects, such as instantons (quantum tunneling events), is encoded within the coefficients of perturbation theory. These connections reveal the fruitful interplay of geometry, topology, and the asymptotics of expansions near critical points and yield an unambiguous trans-series representation of observables.

I am currently a postdoctoral research associate at Virginia Tech, working with Dr. Marie Boer in the EXCLAIM collaboration and conducting research at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. I earned my Ph.D. in physics from the University of Connecticut in December 2020, where I worked with Dr. Peter Schweitzer.