Hiranya Peiris | |
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.jpg) Peiris in 2016 | |
| Born | Hiranya Vajramani Peiris April 29, 1974 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA) Princeton University (PhD) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University College London Stockholm University University of Chicago University of Cambridge |
| Thesis | First year Wilkinson microwave anisotropy probe results : cosmological parameters and implications for inflation (2003) |
| Doctoral advisor | David Spergel[1] |
| Website | https://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/people/Hiranya.Peiris |
Hiranya Vajramani Peiris is a British astrophysicist at the University of Cambridge, where she holds the Professorship of Astrophysics (1909).[2] She is best known for her work on the cosmic microwave background radiation, and interdisciplinary links between cosmology and high-energy physics.[3] She was one of 27 scientists who received the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics in 2018 for their "detailed maps of the early universe".[4]
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STFCCouncilwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Oral history interview transcript with Hiranya Peiris on 21 April 2021, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives
