Deepak Dhar

Deepak Dhar
Deepak Dhar
Born	30 October 1951; Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	University of Allahabad; IIT Kanpur; California Institute of Technology;
Known for	Studies on statistical physics and stochastic processes
Awards	1983 ;INSA Young Scientist Medal; 1991 ;Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize; 1993 ;ICTP J. Robert Schrieffer Prize; 2001 ;INSA S. N. Bose Medal; 2002 ;TWAS Prize; IITK Distinguished Alumni Award; 2022 Boltzmann Medal; 2023 Padma Bhushan;
	Scientific career
Fields	Theoretical physics;
Institutions	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune Tata Institute of Fundamental Research; University of Paris;
Doctoral advisor	Jon Mathews;
Doctoral students	Abhishek Dhar

Deepak Dhar (born 30 October 1951) is an Indian theoretical physicist known for his research on statistical physics and stochastic processes. In 2022, he became the first Indian to be awarded the Boltzmann Medal, the highest recognition in statistical physics awarded once every three years by IUPAP, for exceptional contributions to the subject.

Dhar has been awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2023. Dhar is a winner of the TWAS prize and also an elected fellow of The World Academy of Sciences. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded Dhar the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to physical sciences in 1991.. He is an elected fellow of all three major Indian science academies – Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy and National Academy of Sciences, India. Currently, he is a distinguished professor at the department of physics of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune.

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