Chicago sources stated that over four decades after he began his scientific engagement with gravitational science, Professor Abhay Ashtekar is set to receive the prestigious Einstein Prize conferred by the American Physical Society (APS). Meanwhile the prize for 2018, which carries an award of $10,000, is scheduled to be announced on October 23. Its citation reads: “For numerous and seminal contributions to general relativity, including the theory of black holes, canonical quantum gravity, and quantum cosmology.”



As per report Ashtekar is professor of physics, Evan Pugh Professor, Holder, Eberly Chair, and director of the Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos at the Pennsylvania State University. Ashtekar told in an email interview “The prize is special because is it the highest honor bestowed by APS in the broad area of gravitational science and the first Einstein prize was awarded jointly to Peter Bergmann and John Wheeler, who introduced general relativity to American universities by creating research groups. Perhaps because the first award often sets the tone, subsequent prizes have come to recognize ‘lifetime achievements’. So the news was deeply satisfying”.

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Moreover Ashtekar’s passion for physical sciences started while he was in high school in India. “At first I knew only Marathi literature that is my mother tongue, and was the medium of instruction until I was 11. Then was exposed Hindi and English literature and realized how deeply literature is tied to specific cultures.


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