लेखक: Nikku Madhusudhan

Nikku Madhusudhan is a Professor of Astrophysics and Exoplanetary Science at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge. His research interests span a wide range of areas in exoplanetary science, including exoplanetary atmospheres, interiors, formation and habitability. His work has been recognised with various awards and honours, including the 2014 Vainu Bappu Gold Medal in Astrophysics by the Astronomical Society of India, the 2016 Young Scientist Medal by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) Commission on Astrophysics, the 2019 MERAC Prize in Theoretical Astrophysics by the European Astronomical Society, and the 2019 Pilkington Prize for excellence in teaching at the University of Cambridge.