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Updated - October 25, 2026 09:12 pm IST
Dr. Ashoke Sen. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran
Theoretical physicist Ashoke Sen has been awarded the 2026 Oskar Klein Medal, becoming the first Indian laureate to receive the honour, awarded by Stockholm University and the Nobel Committee for Physics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
The Medal recognises significant contributions to theoretical physics. Dr. Sen is the ICTS-Infosys Madhava Chair Professor at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Bengaluru. He also delivered the memorial lecture accompanying the Medal in Stockholm on October 22, under the title ‘Gravity from Strings and Strings from Gravity’.
Published - October 25, 2026 07:45 pm IST
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