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Sameer Murthy is a Professor of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at King's College London, part of the Department of Mathematics within the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences. He holds a PhD from Princeton University and has held research positions at the Abdus Salam ICTP Trieste, University of Paris (Marie Curie Fellow), and Nikhef Amsterdam (NWO VIDI Grant recipient). His research focuses on quantum aspects of black holes, string theory, supersymmetric field theories, and their connections to modular forms and automorphic forms.
Key achievements include an ERC Consolidator Grant (2015) for research on quantum gravity and black holes, and the NMS Supervisory Excellence Award (2018-19). His work explores topics such as black hole microstate counting, exact results in supergravity, and non-perturbative string theory phenomena. He has contributed to understanding black hole entropy via gravitational path integrals and modular symmetry.
- Education: PhD from Princeton University; BSc from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- Affiliations: King's College London (since 2013), previously at Nikhef, ICTP, and University of Paris
His research group studies supersymmetry, string theory, and M-theory, with a focus on mathematical rigor and interdisciplinary connections. Major grants include ERC and UKRI funding for projects like Pathways between Fundamental Physics and Phenomenology.
