SciencePhoto: Amar UjalaAshoke Sen: First Indian Physicist to Win Oscar Klein Medal
Indian physicist Ashoke Sen has been awarded the 2026 Oscar Klein Medal, becoming the first Indian to receive this prestigious honor. Sen is a Madhav Chair Professor at ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru, and a leading figure in modern string theory. The medal, awarded annually by Stockholm University and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences' Nobel Committee, honors theoretical physics contributions. Sen's research advances quantum gravity, black holes, and string theory. He has also received the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and the 2012 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
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