Research Interests

Current research involves theories of fundamental interactions including gravity, different aspects of supersymmetry, supergravity and M/string theory. I am also working on quantum theory of black holes and gravitational waves in supersymmetric theories. Most recently I was involved into studies of cosmology of the early universe and properties of dark energy in the framework of M/string theory.

• Theoretical Particle Physics 
• Theoretical Gravitational Physics 

Career History

• B.S., 1966, Moscow State University 
• Ph.D., 1968, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow 
• Professor, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, 1981-89 
• Scientific Associate, CERN, Switzerland, 1989-1990 
• Professor of Physics, Stanford University, 1990-present 

Graduate Students

• Sivanandam, Navin
• Soroush, Masoud