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My Take
Raman Sundrum belongs to that rare group whose ideas reshape how we picture reality itself. The Randall-Sundrum models he co-authored in 1999 tackled why gravity is so absurdly weak, invoking warped extra dimensions that most of us can barely visualize. What I admire is the audacity of that imagination, paired with the discipline to make it rigorous enough to win the Sakurai Prize. His path from Chennai to Yale to a Distinguished Professorship at Maryland is a reminder that the frontier of physics is genuinely global. I respect minds willing to wager their careers on the unseen.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Raman Sundrum
- Name (Japanese)
- ラマン・サンドラム
- Reading
- らまん・さんどらむ
- Born
- January 1, 1964 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dragon
- Origin
- Chennai, Chennai district, India
- Occupation
- physicist / university teacher
2. Background
- University
- Yale University
Awards & achievements
- Fellow of the American Physical Society
- 2019 Sakurai Prize
- 2011 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Raman Sundrum born?
Born January 1, 1964 (age 62).
Where is Raman Sundrum from?
Raman Sundrum is from Chennai, Chennai district, India.
What does Raman Sundrum do?
Raman Sundrum works as physicist, university teacher.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.