BENGALURU: Prof Parameswaran Ajith, a scientist with the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (ICTS-TIFR), has been awarded the inaugural young scientist award for frontier science (TWAS-CAS) in the physical sciences, by the Italy-based World Academy of Sciences.
The award recognizes outstanding young scientists from developing countries. “I was fortunate to have many wonderful mentors, collaborators and students who made my work possible. Modern science is a collaborative enterprise. This is particularly true in my area of research,” Ajit said.
Ajith’s research spans the physics and astrophysics of gravitational waves ripples in spacetime whose existence was predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago, and first detected by LIGO observations in 2015. A member of the LIGO scientific collaboration since 2004, Ajith and his research group at ICTS-TIFR have made important contributions towards deciphering this Nobel-winni