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Physicist Deepak Dhar wins 2026 Dirac Medal for work explaining complex systems
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Indian institutions will leverage Deepak Dhar’s Dirac Medal to push new funding narratives for basic research and complex-systems science.

Major international recognition can translate into funding and institutional momentum for basic research—especially in fields that underpin real-world risk modeling.

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Major international recognition can translate into funding and institutional momentum for basic research—especially in fields that underpin real-world risk modeling.

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Deepak Dhar, a 75-year-old theoretical physicist from Uttar Pradesh and an INSA distinguished professor in Bengaluru, has won the 2026 Dirac Medal from the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Italy. Dhar previously won the Boltzmann Medal in 2022. His work has helped explain complex behavior in systems including earthquakes, traffic jams, and financial market swings.

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Physicist Deepak Dhar wins 2026 Dirac Medal for work explaining complex systems

Theoretical physicist’s research spans earthquakes, traffic jams, and financial market swings.

Indian Express·1h ago
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