Dr. Vikram Duvvuri

Biography

Vikram Duvvuri holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2000) and a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from the University of Chicago (2005). During his doctoral studies, he served as a research assistant at the Enrico Fermi Institute and conducted postdoctoral research at Instituto Superior Técnico’s Center for Particle Theory in Lisbon from 2005 to 2007. His research focuses on Gravitational Theory and he has contributed to the field by initiating the use of modified-gravity and alternative dark-energy concepts. Additionally, Duvvuri has developed expertise in interactive methods of physics pedagogy, emphasizing evidence-based approaches. He has experience implementing active learning environments and measuring learning outcomes at various universities. Before joining NYU, Duvvuri held lectureships at Princeton and Washington University in St. Louis, and taught in the Mathematics Department at Rutgers. He served as an Assistant Professor of Physics at BHSEC-Queens. Duvvuri's scholarly work has been cited over 2,000 times and has been published in prestigious outlets, including New York and Nature.

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