Nima Arkani-Hamed

Summary

Nima Arkani-Hamed is a human^[1]. Born in Houston^[2], he… he was born on April 5, 1972^[3]. He worked as a theoretical physicist^[4] and physicist^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (521 views/month, #7,050 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Houston^[2], Nima Arkani-Hamed…
• Nima Arkani-Hamed was born on April 5, 1972^[3].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed held citizenship in Canada^[7].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed's professions included theoretical physicist^[4].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed worked as a physicist^[5].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed's field of work was physics^[9].
• Among Nima Arkani-Hamed's employers was Harvard University^[10].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed was employed by University of California, Berkeley^[11].
• Among Nima Arkani-Hamed's employers was Institute for Advanced Study^[12].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed's education included a stint at Lorne Park Secondary School^[13].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed's education included a stint at SLAC Theory Group^[14].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed's doctoral advisor was Lawrence John Hall^[15].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed received the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics^[16].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[17].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed received the Gribov Medal^[18].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed received the Sackler Prize for Physics^[19].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed received the Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering^[20].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed received the Sakurai Prize^[21].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[22].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[23].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed is recorded as male^[24].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed supervised Philip C. Schuster as a doctoral student^[26].
• Nima Arkani-Hamed supervised Jesse Thaler as a doctoral student^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: CA^[29]

• Began / founded: 1972-04-05^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2cf52b37-87dd-4cad-9142-47fe1144941d^[31]

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Origins and Family

Nima Arkani-Hamed's place of birth was Houston^[2]. He was born on April 5, 1972^[3].

Education

Educated at Lorne Park Secondary School^[13], a high school^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1958^[34] and SLAC Theory Group^[14]. Nima Arkani-Hamed's doctoral advisor was Lawrence John Hall^[15]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include theoretical physicist^[4] and physicist^[5]. Nima Arkani-Hamed's field of work was physics^[9]. Employers include Harvard University^[10], a private university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1636^[38], headquartered in Cambridge^[39]; University of California, Berkeley^[11], a public research university^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1868^[42], headquartered in Berkeley^[43]; and Institute for Advanced Study^[12], a research institute^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1930^[46], headquartered in Princeton^[47]. Doctoral students include Philip C. Schuster^[26], a physicist^[48], b. 1981^[49], of United States^[50], awarded the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award^[51]; Jesse Thaler^[27], a physicist^[52]; Jacob L. Bourjaily^[53], a physicist^[54], b. 1984^[55]; Matthew Baumgart^[56], a physicist^[57]; Jared Kaplan^[58], a physicist^[59]; and Natalia Toro^[60], a particle physicist^[61], b. 1985^[62], of United States^[63], awarded the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award^[64].

Recognition

Awards received include Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics^[16], a science award^[65], in United States^[66], founded in 2012^[67]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[17], a fellowship award^[68]; Gribov Medal^[18], a physics award^[69], founded in 2001^[70]; Sackler Prize for Physics^[19]; Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering^[20], a fellowship grant^[71], in United States^[72], founded in 1988^[73]; and Sakurai Prize^[21], a science award^[74], in United States^[75].

Why It Matters

Nima Arkani-Hamed ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (521 views/month, #7,050 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[76]

He is credited with the discovery of amplituhedron^[77].

FAQs

Where was Nima Arkani-Hamed born?

Nima Arkani-Hamed was born in Houston^[2].

What did Nima Arkani-Hamed do for work?

Nima Arkani-Hamed worked as theoretical physicist^[4] and physicist^[5].

Where did Nima Arkani-Hamed go to school?

Nima Arkani-Hamed was educated at Lorne Park Secondary School^[13] and SLAC Theory Group^[14].

What awards did Nima Arkani-Hamed receive?

Honors received include Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics^[16], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[17], Gribov Medal^[18], and Sackler Prize for Physics^[19].

What did Nima Arkani-Hamed discover?

Nima Arkani-Hamed is credited as discoverer of amplituhedron^[77].