Why in News:

• IISER professor Deepak Dhar becomes first Indian to win Boltzmann Medal. 

About the award

• The Commission on Statistical Physics of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) presents this medal once in three years for contributions in the field of statistical physics.

Reference:

1. https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/deepak-dhar-and-john-j-hopfield-chosen-for-the-boltzmann-medal/article65192794.ece