Brad Bachu

I received my PhD in theoretical physics from Princeton University, where I worked under the supervision of Nima Arkani-Hamed at the Institute for Advanced Study. My research explored how to reconstruct particle physics from its most physical observables: scattering amplitudes — mathematical objects that describe the probabilities of particle collisions, the core predictions of quantum field theory.

Using on-shell methods, I examined how fundamental principles like symmetry, locality, and unitarity can build quantum theories from the ground up, and used these tools to derive aspects of the Standard Model — including the Higgs mechanism — in entirely new ways.

My academic journey began in Trinidad and Tobago, where I received the President's Gold Medal — the nation's highest academic award. I then moved to MIT, graduating with a double major in Physics and Mathematics and a minor in Philosophy. At Princeton, I was awarded the Presidential Fellowship and a GEM Associate Fellowship. Along the way, I've found fulfillment in teaching and mentoring.

This foundation in theoretical physics now informs my work at Uniswap Labs, where I apply similar analytical approaches to decentralized trading systems.