Indian physicist Deepak Dhar has won the 2026 Dirac Medal, awarded by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, for his contributions to statistical mechanics. Dhar, a professor at ICTS-TIFR Bengaluru, shares the honour with three other physicists. He is known for his work on the sandpile model, which explains complex systems and sudden changes in collective behaviour.
Indian physicist Deepak Dhar has won the prestigious 2026 Dirac Medal, one of the world's leading honours in theoretical physics, for his “important contributions to statistical mechanics”.
Dhar is among four physicists selected for this year's medal, the Italy-based International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), which gives the award, said in a statement.
Dhar is a professor at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (ICTS-TIFR) in Bengaluru.
Dhar Shares Honour With Three Physicists
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