Sankar Das Sarma | |
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Born | 1953 (age 70–71) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Calcutta Brown University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Condensed matter physics Nanoscience Quantum information Theoretical physics Statistical Physics |
Institutions | University of Maryland, College Park |
Doctoral advisor | John Quinn |
Sankar Das Sarma (/ˈʃæŋkɑːr dæʃ ˈʃɑːrmə/) is an India-born American theoretical condensed matter physicist. He has been a member of the department of physics at University of Maryland, College Park since 1980.[1]
Das Sarma is the Richard E. Prange Chair in Physics,[2] a distinguished university professor,[1] a Fellow of the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), and the director of the Condensed Matter Theory Center[3] at the University of Maryland, College Park.