With which award was Deepak Dhar honored in 2026?
- ABoltzmann Medal
- BDirac Medal
- CNobel Prize
- DWolf Prize
Correct Answer: B
Indian theoretical physicist Deepak Dhar was awarded the 2026 Dirac Medal for his contributions to statistical mechanics, complex systems, and AI; his major contributions lie in the study of the Sandpile Model and Self-Organized Criticality. The Dirac Medal was established by ICTP in 1985, and Deepak Dhar has previously been honored with the Boltzmann Medal in 2022 and the Padma Bhushan in 2023.
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