Nationality Indian Residence India Institutions TIFR Fields Theoretical physics | Known for String Theory Doctoral advisor John Preskill Name Sandip Trivedi | |
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Alma mater Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
California Institute of Technology
Institute for Advanced Study Education Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, California Institute of Technology, Institute for Advanced Study Notable awards Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, Infosys Prize | ||
Sandip trivedi the amps firewall and related topics
Sandip Trivedi (Hindi: सन्दिप त्रिवेदी) is an Indian theoretical physicist working at Tata Institute for Fundamental Research (TIFR) at Mumbai, India, while he is its current Director. He is well known for his contributions to string theory, in particular finding (along with Renata Kallosh, Andrei Linde, and Shamit Kachru) the first models of accelerated expansion of the universe in low energy supersymmetric string. His research areas include string theory, cosmology and particle physics. He is now member of program advisory board of International Center for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS). He is also the recipient of the Infosys Prize 2010 in the category of Physical Sciences.
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- Sandip trivedi the amps firewall and related topics
- Constraints from conformal invariance on inflationary correlators sandip trivedi
- Education
- Awards
- References
Constraints from conformal invariance on inflationary correlators sandip trivedi
Education
He completed his master of science (Integrated) in physics from IIT Kanpur in 1985. He was awarded his PhD in 1990 from Caltech, Pasadena, USA. Later he went on to work as a post-doctoral research associate at IAS, Princeton until 1992.
Awards
He won the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in the Physical Sciences in 2005. He was the recipient of the Infosys Prize 2010 in the category of Physical Sciences. He is also a recipient of the TWAS Prize in Physics in 2015.