Giorgi Dvali
Georgi (Gia) Dvali (Georgian: გიორგი (გია) დვალი; born 30 May 1964) is a Georgian theoretical physicist. He is a professor of theoretical physics at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, a director at the Max Planck Institute for Physics in Munich, and holds a Silver Professorship Chair at the New York University. His research interests include String theory, Extra dimensions, Quantum gravity, and the Early universe.
Georgi Dvali | |
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| გიორგი (გია) დვალი | |
| Born | 30 May 1964 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR |
| Alma mater | Tbilisi State University |
| Known for | ADD model DGP model |
| Awards | Mayor's Award for Excellence in Science and Technology (2003) NYU Silver Professorship (2007) David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship Alexander von Humboldt Professorship (2008) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | New York University Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
| Doctoral advisor | Zurab Berezhiani Juansher Chkareuli |
| External videos | |
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| Georgi Dvali - Alexander von Humboldt Professorship 2009 |
Dvali is considered to be one of the world's leading experts in the field of particle physics. Among his many contributions stand his pioneering works on Large extra dimensions and the DGP model of modified gravity.
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