Professor Bobby Acharya
Professor
Research interests
- Physics
Biography
Bobby is a Professor in the Physics Department at King’s College London. He was awarded a PhD in String Theory in 1998 from Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London and went on to become a research council personal fellow at the same institution from 1997-2000. He worked as a postdoctoral research associate at the New High Energy Theory Center, Rutgers University, NJ, USA and became a staff member at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy in 2004.
Research interests
- Physics with the ATLAS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider
- High energy particle physics and cosmology
- The phenomenological consequences of string/M theory
Research
Theoretical Particle Physics & Cosmology
The research focus of the TPPC Group is on tests of new models of particle physics beyond the Standard Model, including supersymmetry, large extra dimensions and strings.
News
Professor Bobby Acharya wins IOP's Lawrence Bragg Medal and Prize 2018
Professor Bobby Acharya, Department of Physics, has been awarded the Institute of Physics’ Lawrence Bragg Medal and Prize 2018, one of its Gold Medals for...
Spotlight
Promoting physics worldwide
King's Physicist Dr Bobby Acharya has worked tirelessly to promote physics in African countries
Research
Theoretical Particle Physics & Cosmology
The research focus of the TPPC Group is on tests of new models of particle physics beyond the Standard Model, including supersymmetry, large extra dimensions and strings.
News
Professor Bobby Acharya wins IOP's Lawrence Bragg Medal and Prize 2018
Professor Bobby Acharya, Department of Physics, has been awarded the Institute of Physics’ Lawrence Bragg Medal and Prize 2018, one of its Gold Medals for...
Spotlight
Promoting physics worldwide
King's Physicist Dr Bobby Acharya has worked tirelessly to promote physics in African countries