Cumrun Vafa

Summary

Cumrun Vafa is a human^[1]. He was born in Tehran^[2]. He was born on August 1, 1960^[3]. He worked as a physicist^[4], theoretical physicist^[5], and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (310 views/month, #7,206 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Tehran^[2], Cumrun Vafa…
• Cumrun Vafa was born on August 1, 1960^[3].
• Cumrun Vafa was born on January 1, 1960^[8].
• Cumrun Vafa held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Cumrun Vafa's professions included physicist^[4].
• Cumrun Vafa's professions included theoretical physicist^[5].
• Cumrun Vafa's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Cumrun Vafa's field of work was theoretical physics^[10].
• Cumrun Vafa's field of work was mathematics^[11].
• Cumrun Vafa's field of work was philosophy of science^[12].
• Among Cumrun Vafa's employers was Harvard University^[13].
• Cumrun Vafa's education included a stint at Alborz High School^[14].
• Cumrun Vafa's doctoral advisor was Edward Witten^[15].
• Cumrun Vafa received the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[16].
• Cumrun Vafa received the Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics^[17].
• Cumrun Vafa received the ICTP Dirac Medal^[18].
• Cumrun Vafa received the Presidential Young Investigator Award^[19].
• Cumrun Vafa received the Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering^[20].
• Cumrun Vafa received the Mustafa Prize^[21].
• Cumrun Vafa was a member of American Physical Society^[22].
• Cumrun Vafa was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[23].
• Cumrun Vafa was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[24].
• Cumrun Vafa is recorded as male^[25].
• Cumrun Vafa's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Cumrun Vafa supervised Freddy Cachazo as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Tehran^[2], Cumrun Vafa… Recorded date of birth include August 1, 1960^[3] and January 1, 1960^[8].

Education

Cumrun Vafa was educated at Alborz High School^[14]. His doctoral advisor was Edward Witten^[15]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[4], theoretical physicist^[5], and university teacher^[6]. Fields of work include theoretical physics^[10], a branch of physics^[29]; mathematics^[11], an academic discipline^[30]; and philosophy of science^[12], a branch of philosophy^[31]. Among Cumrun Vafa's employers was Harvard University^[13]. Doctoral students include Freddy Cachazo^[27], a physicist^[32], b. 2000^[33], of Venezuela^[34], awarded the Gribov Medal^[35]; Eric Zaslow^[36], a theoretical physicist^[37], of United States^[38], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[39], specialised in mathematics^[40]; M. Ronen Plesser^[41], a physicist^[42]; Vladimir Alexandrovich Sadov^[43]; Jihye Seo^[44]; and Clay Córdova^[45], a physicist^[46].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society^[16], a fellowship award^[47]; Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics^[17], a science award^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1959^[50]; ICTP Dirac Medal^[18], a physics award^[51]; Presidential Young Investigator Award^[19], an award^[52]; Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering^[20], a fellowship grant^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1988^[55]; and Mustafa Prize^[21], a science and technology award^[56], in Iran^[57], founded in 2013^[58].

Why It Matters

Cumrun Vafa ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (310 views/month, #7,206 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

He is credited with the discovery of F-theory^[61].

FAQs

Where was Cumrun Vafa born?

Cumrun Vafa was born in Tehran^[2].

What did Cumrun Vafa do for work?

Cumrun Vafa worked as physicist^[4], theoretical physicist^[5], and university teacher^[6].

Where did Cumrun Vafa go to school?

Cumrun Vafa was educated at Alborz High School^[14].

What awards did Cumrun Vafa receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society^[16], Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics^[17], ICTP Dirac Medal^[18], and Presidential Young Investigator Award^[19].

What did Cumrun Vafa discover?

Cumrun Vafa is credited as discoverer of F-theory^[61].