Spenta R. Wadia
| Spenta R. Wadia | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 August 1950 |
| Residence |
India  |
| Nationality |
Indian |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions |
International Centre for Theoretical Physics Tata Institute of Fundamental Research |
| Alma mater |
St Xavier's College, Mumbai IIT, Kanpur City College of City University of New York |
| Doctoral students |
Sanjay Jain, R. Shankar, Gautam Mandal, Anirvan Sengupta, Porus Lakdawala, Justin R. David, Pallab Basu |
| Known for | String Theory |
| Notable awards | Steven Weinberg Prize of the Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy, 1995 |
Spenta R. Wadia is an Indian theoretical physicist working in string theory and quantum field theory. He is currently a Distinguished Professor at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research(TIFR), Mumbai and the first Director of the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS).[1]
Career
Spenta Wadia did his bachelors from St.Xavier's College, Bombay and masters from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He obtained his Ph.D. from City College of City University of New York in 1978. He then worked at University of Chicago from 1978-82 first as a research fellow and then as a staff scientist. He finally moved to TIFR in 1982 and till date holds the position. He is also the Director of International Center for Theoretical Sciences of TIFR.
Research
He is well known for his contributions to string theory, especially for the black hole solution in two dimensional string theory and various other work relating to the black holes in the context of string theory. He has published around 80 papers in reputable scientific journals.
Honors
- Steven Weinberg Prize of the Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, 1995.
References
- ↑ "New science hub to be set up soon". The Times of India. 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
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