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Salam Fellows

Kibble Fellows

  • Prof Bobby Acharya

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    Prof Bobby Acharya Theoretical Particle Physics, ICTP

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    Dr Acharya’s expertise is in understanding how string and M-theory can address key questions in particle physics, dark matter and cosmology. He has made major contributions towards a better understanding of confinement and the nature of chiral fermions. He is also actively contributing to various measurements of the properties of the top quark and the Higgs boson at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. 

    Dr Acharya was awarded the Lawrence Bragg Gold Medal and Prize in 2018 from the Institute of Physics for his outstanding contributions to teaching and promoting physics in developing countries. He was recognized for driving projects like Physics Without Frontiers and the African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications, strengthening physics research globally.

    We are delighted to welcome Dr Acharya at Imperial as a Kibble Fellow in the Salam Centre at Imperial where he will be a regular visitor and drive key engagements activities with ICTP and the Global South. He is currently staying in office Huxley H607.

     

  • Christophe Galfard

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    Christophe Galfard

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    Dr. Christophe Galfard is a theoretical physicist, bestselling author and science communicator. After studying at École Centrale Paris, he completed a PhD in theoretical physics at the University of Cambridge under the supervision of Stephen Hawking, working on black holes and the origins of the Universe.

    His books, including the international bestseller The Universe in Your Hand , have been translated into 25 languages and sold millions of copies worldwide. Through his writing, documentaries and public lectures, he has inspired audiences around the world by making modern physics accessible to a broad public.