FQxI physicists Ted Jacobson, of the University of Maryland, in College Park, and Andrew Strominger, of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, have been elected as fellows of the International Society for General Relativity and Gravitation for 2025.
Jacobson was cited for "establishing foundational connections between gravity and thermodynamics, showing that the Einstein field equations can be derived from thermodynamic considerations" and Strominger for "numerous fundamental contributions to quantum gravity, including counting the microstates of a black hole."
Congratulations to all of this year's fellows, who are listed here.
Read more:
- Jacobson's FQxI-funded research on the vacuum and dark energy is described in Bob Swarup's article, "Much Ado About Nothing;"
- Strominger's FQxI-funded research on black holes is described in George Musser's article, "Gravity's Residue;"
- Strominger's FQxI-funded research on the holographic principle is explained in Sophie Hebden's article "The Cosmic Hologram."
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