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Updated – August 10, 2026 08:07 pm IST – Bengaluru
Prof. Deepak Dhar.
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The International Centre for Theoretical Sciences on Monday (August 10, 2026) said that its professor Deepak Dhar has been awarded the prestigious 2026 Dirac Medal, recognising his contributions to statistical mechanics and complex systems.
Prof. Dhar, who is an Indian National Science Academy (INSA) distinguished professor at ICTS, shares the honour with three other stalwarts of statistical mechanics — Bernard Derrida, Marc Mezard and Haim Sompolinsky — the Institute said in a post on its website.
Huge news for ICTS & Indian science!Congrats to Prof. Deepak Dhar on receiving the 2026 ICTP Dirac Medal, alongside B. Derrida, M. Mézard & H. Sompolinsky, for pioneering contributions to statistical mechanics & its extensions to AI, neuroscience & non-equilibrium systems! pic.twitter.com/RuQBqTfXKG