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	==Career==		==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 the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]] in 1982 where he remains to this day. He also served on the Physical Sciences jury for the [[Infosys Prize]] from 2015 to 2017.		Spenta Wadia did his bachelor's degree 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 the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]] in 1982 where he remains to this day. He also served on the Physical Sciences jury for the [[Infosys Prize]] from 2015 to 2017.

	==Research==		==Research==

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'''Spenta R. Wadia''' (born 1 August 1950)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icts.res.in/people/spenta-wadia/SpentaWadia_CV2015_TWAS.pdf|title=Curriculum Vitae|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref> 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]], Mumbai and the Founding Director of the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-10-19/bangalore/27918073_1_spenta-r-wadia-technology-hub-quality-of-science-education|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130829204144/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-10-19/bangalore/27918073_1_spenta-r-wadia-technology-hub-quality-of-science-education|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-08-29|title=New science hub to be set up soon|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=2008-10-19|accessdate=2013-08-29}}</ref> He is a recipient of the 2004 [[TWAS Prize]] in Physics.<ref name="Prizes and Awards">{{Cite web |url=http://twas.org/opportunities/prizes-and-awards |title=Prizes and Awards |date=2016 |publisher=[[The World Academy of Sciences]]}}</ref>

==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 the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]] in 1982 where he remains to this day. He also served on the Physical Sciences jury for the [[Infosys Prize]] from 2015 to 2017.

==Research==
Spenta Wadia’s main research interests are in quantum field theory, statistical mechanics, string theory and quantum gravity. There is considerable overlap of these areas in light of the gauge-gravity duality of string theory. His other scientific interests are in complex systems including cross-disciplinary biology.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.icts.res.in/people/spenta-wadia/ Spenta Wadia's Home Page]
* [http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/find/hep/www?rawcmd=ea+Wadia,+Spenta+R List of Publications]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120130154536/http://www.icts.res.in/home/ International Centre for Theoretical Sciences]

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