Prof. Dr. Georgi Dvali

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsTheoretical Physics,Elementary Particle Physics,Astrophysics
KeywordsExtra Dimension, Branes, Inflation, Supersymmetry

Current contact address

CountryGermany
CityMünchen
InstitutionLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
InstituteDepartment für Physik

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang HollikMax-Planck-Institut für Physik (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut), München
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Bernd HuberLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München
Start of initial sponsorship01/01/2010

Programme(s)

2008Alexander von Humboldt Professorship

Nominator's project description

Georgi Dvali is considered to be one of the world's leading experts in the field of particle research and is highly respected in his discipline for his theories on gravitational interaction. With his help Munich University wants to develop into a leading global location for cosmological particle research which can hold its own with Princeton, Harvard or Stanford.