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Nergis Mavalvala

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Nergis Mavalvala (born 1968) is a Pakistani-American astrophysicist. She is the Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where she is also the dean of the university's school of science. She was previously the Associate Head of the university's Department of Physics. Mavalvala is best known for her work on the detection of gravitational waves in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) project, and for the exploration and experimental demonstration of macroscopic quantum effects such as squeezing in optomechanics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nergis Mavalvala is the 847th most popular physicist (down from 845th in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 185th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Pakistani Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Nergis Mavalvala ranks 847 out of 851. Before her are Jim Al-Khalili, Katherine Freese, Sean M. Carroll, Ashoke Sen, Laura Mersini-Houghton, and Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski. After her are Philip Kim, Jess Wade, and Joseph Weber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Nergis Mavalvala ranks 919. Before her are Shelby Lynne, Hiromi Suzuki, Carrie Ann Inaba, Stacey Augmon, Nina Paley, and Duncan Armstrong. After her are Susan Cain, Melvin Stewart, Kendall Gill, Rachael Ray, Dennis Scott, and Jud Buechler.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Nergis Mavalvala ranks 190 out of 217. Before her are Jahangir Khan (1963), Wasim Akram (1966), Shahid Afridi (1980), Mohsin Hamid (1971), Hina Rabbani Khar (1977), and Nadeem Aslam (1966). After her are Dilshad Vadsaria (1985), Mawra Hocane (1992), Sabatina James (1982), Jalila Haider (1988), Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (1980), and Shoaib Akhtar (1975).

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Among PHYSICISTS In Pakistan

Among physicists born in Pakistan, Nergis Mavalvala ranks 4. Before her are Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910), Abdus Salam (1926), and Yash Pal (1926).

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