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Nergis Mavalvala
Quantum astrophysicist (born 1968)
Nergis Mavalvala (born 1968) is a Pakistani-American astrophysicist.
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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.[1] Mavalvala is best known for her work on the detection of gravitational waves in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) project,[1][2] and for the exploration and experimental demonstration of macroscopicquantum effects such as squeezing in optomechanics.
She was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2010.[3][4][5]
Early life and education
Mavalvala was born in Lahore, but primarily raised in Karachi, Pakistan.[6] She attended the Convent of Jesus and Mary, Karachi, where she received her O-Level and A-Lev