Miguel Alcubierre

Miguel Alcubierre Moya (born March 28, 1964) is a Mexican theoretical physicist. Alcubierre is known for the proposed Alcubierre drive, a speculative warp drive by which a spacecraft could achieve faster-than-light travel.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alcubierre and the second or maternal family name is Moya.
Miguel Alcubierre
Alcubierre in 2013.
Born
Miguel Alcubierre Moya

(1964-03-28) March 28, 1964
Mexico City
NationalityMexican
Alma materNational Autonomous University of Mexico (Licentiate, MSc)
Cardiff University (PhD)
Occupation(s)Theoretical and Computational physicist
Known forAlcubierre warp drive
AwardsGabino Barreda Medal
Merit in Sciences Medal
Quo-Discovery Mind
Scientific career
InstitutionsMax Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
National Autonomous University of Mexico
ThesisInvestigations in Numerical Relativity (1988)
Doctoral advisorBernard F. Schutz
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