Nergis Mavalvala
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Nergis Mavalvala is a Pakistani-American astrophysicist known for her pioneering work in gravitational-wave detection and her leadership role in the LIGO Scientific Collaboration.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nergis Mavalvala canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Pakistani American
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academic ⓘ astrophysicist ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts in physics
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PhD in physics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the American Physical Society
NERFINISHED
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Gruber Prize in Cosmology (as part of the LIGO team) NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science NERFINISHED ⓘ MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (as part of the LIGO team) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Pakistan
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United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Rainer Weiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Wellesley College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Parsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Mavalvala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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experimental physics ⓘ gravitational-wave astronomy ⓘ quantum measurement ⓘ |
| fullName | Nergis Mavalvala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Nergis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grewUpIn | Karachi, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)
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leadership in the LIGO Scientific Collaboration ⓘ pioneering work in gravitational-wave detection ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
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| memberOf |
American Physical Society
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LIGO Scientific Collaboration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | participation in the first direct detection of gravitational waves announced in 2016 ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first openly queer women of color to lead a major US science school ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of interferometric techniques for gravitational-wave detection
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quantum squeezing in large-scale interferometers ⓘ |
| occupation |
astrophysicist
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professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lahore, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics at MIT
NERFINISHED
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Dean of the MIT School of Science ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
optomechanics at the quantum limit
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quantum limits of measurement in gravitational-wave detectors ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | lesbian ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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