Shiraz Minwalla
| Shiraz Minwalla | |
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 Shiraz Minwalla at Harvard University
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| Born | 1973 Mumbai, India |
| Residence | India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Fields | String Theory, Theoretical Physics |
| Institutions | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Harvard University |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (M.Sc.), Princeton University (Ph.D) |
Shiraz Minwalla (Marathi: शिराझ मिन्वाल्ला) is an Indian theoretical physicist and string theorist.[1] He is currently a faculty member in the Department of Theoretical Physics at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.[2] Prior to his present position, he was a Harvard Junior Fellow and subsequently an Assistant Professor at Harvard University.[3][4]
Minwalla graduated from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in 1996, and was awarded the President's Gold Medal for topping the entire group; he later moved to Princeton University to earn his Ph.D. He was awarded the Swarnajayanti Fellowship 2005-06 by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.
He was awarded in 2011 the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, the highest science award in India, in the physical sciences category.[5]
[edit] Notable contributions to the field
- Analysis of primary operators on AdS4 and AdS7
- Three-point functions in N=4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory and AdS/CFT
- Noncommutative perturbative dynamics (with Nathan Seiberg and Mark Van Raamsdonk)
- Noncommutative solitons (with Andrew Strominger and Rajesh Gopakumar)
- OM-theory (with Nathan Seiberg, Andrew Strominger and Rajesh Gopakumar)
- Stringy interactions in pp-waves
- Some insights about tachyon condensation
[edit] References
- ^ "Physicist makes string theory look simple". Tufts Institute of Cosmology. 26 April 2004. http://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mhonarc/physicstheorynet/pdfIFdNoA3qIP.pdf. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ "Members of the Department of Theoretical Physics". Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. http://theory.tifr.res.in/members.php. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ "Sultans of String". The Indian Express. 27 February 2005. http://www.indianexpress.com/storyOld.php?storyId=65362. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro". The Telegraph. 4 November 2004. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041104/asp/calcutta/story_3964447.asp. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ "11 scientists selected for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award" ibn live, Sep 26,2011 [1]
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