Nergis Mavalvala

Summary

Nergis Mavalvala is a human^[1]. She was born in Lahore^[2]. She was born on +1968-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. She worked as an astrophysicist^[4], physicist^[5], and quantum physicist^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Nergis Mavalvala's place of birth was Lahore^[2].
• Nergis Mavalvala was born on +1968-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Nergis Mavalvala held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Nergis Mavalvala's professions included astrophysicist^[4].
• Nergis Mavalvala worked as a physicist^[5].
• Nergis Mavalvala worked as a quantum physicist^[6].
• Nergis Mavalvala's field of work was gravitational wave^[9].
• Nergis Mavalvala was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10].
• Nergis Mavalvala's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11].
• Nergis Mavalvala's education included a stint at Wellesley College^[12].
• Nergis Mavalvala was educated at California Institute of Technology^[13].
• Nergis Mavalvala's doctoral advisor was Rainer Weiss^[14].
• Nergis Mavalvala received the MacArthur Fellows Program^[15].
• Nergis Mavalvala received the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[16].
• Nergis Mavalvala received the Fellow of the Optical Society^[17].
• Nergis Mavalvala received the Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science^[18].
• Nergis Mavalvala was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19].
• Nergis Mavalvala was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[20].
• Nergis Mavalvala's religion is recorded as Zoroastrianism^[21].
• Nergis Mavalvala's image is recorded as Nergis Mavalvala.jpg^[22].
• Nergis Mavalvala is recorded as female^[23].
• Nergis Mavalvala's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Nergis Mavalvala supervised Christopher Wipf as a doctoral student^[25].
• Nergis Mavalvala supervised Nicolás de Mateo Smith-Lefebvre as a doctoral student^[26].
• Nergis Mavalvala supervised Brett Noah Shapiro as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Nergis Mavalvala was born in Lahore^[2]. She was born on +1968-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1861^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31]; Wellesley College^[12], a university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1870^[34]; and California Institute of Technology^[13], a university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1891^[37], headquartered in California^[38]. Nergis Mavalvala's doctoral advisor was Rainer Weiss^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astrophysicist^[4], physicist^[5], and quantum physicist^[6]. Nergis Mavalvala's field of work was gravitational wave^[9]. She was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[10]. Doctoral students include Christopher Wipf^[25]; Nicolás de Mateo Smith-Lefebvre^[26]; Brett Noah Shapiro^[27], a researcher^[39]; Sheila Elizabeth Dwyer^[40], a researcher^[41]; Joseph Charles Betzwieser^[42], a researcher^[43]; and Keisuke Gōda^[44], a physicist^[45], b. 1974^[46], of Japan^[47].

Recognition

Awards received include MacArthur Fellows Program^[15], a science award^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1981^[50]; Fellow of the American Physical Society^[16], a fellowship award^[51]; Fellow of the Optical Society^[17], a science award^[52], founded in 1959^[53]; and Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science^[18], an award^[54], founded in 1998^[55].

Personal Life

Nergis Mavalvala's religion is recorded as Zoroastrianism^[21].

Why It Matters

Nergis Mavalvala ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56]

FAQs

Where was Nergis Mavalvala born?

Nergis Mavalvala's place of birth was Lahore^[2].

What did Nergis Mavalvala do for work?

Nergis Mavalvala worked as astrophysicist^[4], physicist^[5], and quantum physicist^[6].

Where did Nergis Mavalvala go to school?

Nergis Mavalvala was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11], Wellesley College^[12], and California Institute of Technology^[13].

What awards did Nergis Mavalvala receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program^[15], Fellow of the American Physical Society^[16], Fellow of the Optical Society^[17], and Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science^[18].