Sandip Trivedi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 April 1963 (1963-04-05) (age 62) India |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur California Institute of Technology Institute for Advanced Study |
| Known for | KKLT mechanism |
| Spouse | Shubha Tole |
| Awards | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | TIFR |
| Doctoral advisor | John Preskill |
Sandip Trivedi (Hindi:सन्दिप त्रिवेदी; born 1963) is an Indiantheoretical physicist working at Tata Institute for Fundamental Research (TIFR) at Mumbai, India, where had been the director.[1] He is well known for his contributions tostring theory, in particular finding (along withRenata Kallosh,Andrei Linde, andShamit Kachru) the first models of accelerated expansion of the universe in low energy supersymmetric string (seeKKLT mechanism).[2] 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 theInfosys Prize 2010 in the category ofPhysical Sciences.[3]
He completed hismaster of science (Integrated) in physics fromIIT Kanpur in 1985. He was awarded hisPhD in 1990 fromCaltech,Pasadena, USA. Later he went on to work as apost-doctoralresearch associate atIAS,Princeton until 1992.
He won the prestigiousShanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in the Physical Sciences in 2005. He was the recipient of theInfosys Prize 2010 in the category of Physical Sciences.[4] He is also a recipient of theTWAS Prize in Physics in 2015.[5]
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