Prof. Dr. Mehran Kardar

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsStatistical Physics, Soft Matter, Biological Physics, Nonlinear Dynamics,Theoretical Physics
KeywordsGenerelle Methoden und Phänomene der Nichtgleichge, Statistische Physik, Feldtheorien, Nichtlineare Pr, Casimir-Effekt der Quantenfeldtheorie und klassisi, Biophysik, Physik der sog. T-Zellen (Immunologie), Polymere, Aktive Materie, Membranen

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityCambridge
InstitutionMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InstituteDepartment of Physics

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Matthias KrügerInstitut für Theoretische Physik, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen
Prof. Dr. Ramin GolestanianInstitut für Theoretische Physik, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen
Start of initial sponsorship01/11/2022

Programme(s)

2020Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Kardar is an internationally well-known statistical physicist. His imaginative and insightful style led to the development of many new areas in physics. His most well-known contribution is the nonlinear stochastic field theory for the dynamics of growing interfaces, which has later been influential in many other branches of science as well. In Germany, he continues his research on quantum electrodynamics and non-equilibrium and active matter.