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{{Short description|Indian physicist}} | |||
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| citizenship = [[India]] | | citizenship = [[India]] | ||
| fields = [[String Theory]], [[Theoretical Physics]] | | fields = [[String Theory]], [[Theoretical Physics]] | ||
| workplaces = | | workplaces = International Centre for Theoretical Sciences <br/>[[Harish-Chandra Research Institute]] <br/> [[Institute for Advanced Study]] | ||
| alma_mater = [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]] <small>([[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc.]], [[Master of Science|M.Sc.]])</small>, [[Princeton University]] <small>([[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]])</small> | | alma_mater = [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]] <small>([[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc.]], [[Master of Science|M.Sc.]])</small>, [[Princeton University]] <small>([[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]])</small> | ||
| doctoral_advisor = [[David Gross]] | | doctoral_advisor = [[David Gross]] | ||
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'''Rajesh Gopakumar''' (born 1967 in [[Kolkata]], [[India]]) is a [[theoretical physicist]] and the director of the | '''Rajesh Gopakumar''' (born 1967 in [[Kolkata]], [[India]]) is a [[theoretical physicist]] and the director of the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR) in [[Bangalore]], India. He was previously a professor at [[Harish-Chandra Research Institute]] (HRI) in [[Prayagraj district|Prayagraj]], India.<ref name="hri-ar2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.hri.res.in/~anlweb/Annual-Report-2010-11.pdf|title=Academic Report 2010-2011|publisher=[[Harish-Chandra Research Institute]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407045731/http://www.hri.res.in/~anlweb/Annual-Report-2010-11.pdf|archive-date=7 April 2019|url-status=live|access-date=13 June 2012}}</ref> He is known for his work on [[topological string theory]]. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Gopakumar was born in 1967 to Jaishree and G. Gopakumar in Kolkata.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} His family hails from the southern Indian state of [[Kerala]].<ref name=toi-bhatnagar>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-29/allahabad/28066705_1_city-scientist-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-award-bhatnagar-awardees|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811074439/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-29/allahabad/28066705_1_city-scientist-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-award-bhatnagar-awardees|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-08-11|title=City scientist chosen for Bhatnagar award | date=2009-09-29|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2012-06-13}}</ref> He has the distinction being ranked 1 in the entrance examination for the [[Indian Institute of Technology]] in 1987.<ref>[http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/where-are-they-now Where are They Now? | OPEN Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | Gopakumar was born in 1967 to Jaishree and G. Gopakumar in Kolkata.{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} His family hails from the southern Indian state of [[Kerala]].<ref name=toi-bhatnagar>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-29/allahabad/28066705_1_city-scientist-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-award-bhatnagar-awardees|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811074439/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-29/allahabad/28066705_1_city-scientist-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-award-bhatnagar-awardees|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-08-11|title=City scientist chosen for Bhatnagar award | date=2009-09-29|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2012-06-13}}</ref> He has the distinction being ranked 1 in the entrance examination for the [[Indian Institute of Technology]] in 1987.<ref>[http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/where-are-they-now Where are They Now? | OPEN Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | ||
Gopakumar obtained his integrated [[M.Sc.]] degree in [[physics]] from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]] in 1992. He received his Ph.D. from [[Princeton University]] in 1997 under the supervision of [[David Gross]]. After a few years as a research associate at [[Harvard University]], he joined HRI in 2001. He was also a | Gopakumar obtained his integrated [[M.Sc.]] degree in [[physics]] from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]] in 1992. He received his Ph.D. from [[Princeton University]] in 1997 under the supervision of [[David Gross]]. After a few years as a research associate at [[Harvard University]], he joined HRI in 2001. He was also a visiting fellow at the [[Institute for Advanced Study]], [[Princeton, New Jersey]] from 2001 to 2004.<ref>[http://www.wildfire.in/wfs/wfid/yisc2009.wf/pdf/articles/yisc2009_wf_a16.pdf ]{{dead link|date=December 2011}}</ref> | ||
He is married to Rukmini Dey, a Professor of Mathematical Physics and Geometry at ICTS-TIFR.<ref>{{Cite web|title = PEOPLE {{!}} International Centre for Theoretical Sciences|url = https://www.icts.res.in/people/5/details/184/|website = www.icts.res.in|access-date = 2015-11-17}}</ref> | He is married to Rukmini Dey, a Professor of Mathematical Physics and Geometry at ICTS-TIFR.<ref>{{Cite web|title = PEOPLE {{!}} International Centre for Theoretical Sciences|url = https://www.icts.res.in/people/5/details/184/|website = www.icts.res.in|access-date = 2015-11-17}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Indian string theorists]] | [[Category:Indian string theorists]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Physical Science]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Physical Science]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:IIT Kanpur alumni]] | ||
[[Category:Scientists from Kolkata]] | [[Category:Scientists from Kolkata]] | ||
[[Category:TWAS laureates]] | [[Category:TWAS laureates]] | ||