Clifford Victor Johnson (born 5 March 1968)[1] is a British theoretical physicist and professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara department of Physics.
Johnson's research focus is in superstring theory and particle physics, specifically related to strongly coupled phenomena.
He received the 2005 Maxwell Medal and Prize from the Institute of Physics, "For his outstanding contribution to string theory, quantum gravity and its interface with strongly coupled field theory, in particular for his work on understanding the censorship of singularities and the thermodynamic properties of quantum spacetime.
[15] Johnson has also been awarded the Institute of Physics' James Clerk Maxwell Medal and Prize.
[17] Johnson founded the African Summer Theory Institute, "which brings teachers, researchers, and students of all levels together for a month-long conference on a science topic—a different one every year—to discuss, to network, and, of course, to learn.