Shamit Kachru
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Shamit Kachru (born 1970) is an American theoretical physicist, a professor emeritus of physics at Stanford University, and a former Wells Family Director of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics. He served as the Stanford Physics Department Chair from 2018 to 2021. He retired in 2023.
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Shamit Kachru | |
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Born | July 13, 1970 (1970-07-13) (age 53) |
Alma mater | Harvard University Princeton University |
Known for | Work on string duality and AdS/CFT correspondence Inflation (cosmology) and String theory landscape Physical mathematics |
Awards | Department of Energy Outstanding Junior Investigator Award, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship, Bergmann Memorial Award, Simons Investigator Award, American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physicist |
Institutions | Stanford University |
Doctoral advisor | Edward Witten |
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