Miguel Alcubierre | |
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Born | Miguel Alcubierre Moya March 28, 1964 |
Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico (Licentiate, MSc) Cardiff University (PhD) |
Occupation(s) | Theoretical and Computational physicist |
Known for | Alcubierre warp drive |
Awards | Gabino Barreda Medal Merit in Sciences Medal[1] Quo-Discovery Mind[2] |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics National Autonomous University of Mexico |
Thesis | Investigations in Numerical Relativity[3] (1988) |
Doctoral advisor | Bernard F. Schutz |
Miguel Alcubierre Moya (born March 28, 1964) is a Mexican theoretical physicist.[4] Alcubierre is known for the proposed Alcubierre drive, a speculative warp drive by which a spacecraft could achieve faster-than-light travel.