Kamran Vafa ( born Cumrun Vafa ; born August 1, 1960 [1] ) is an American theoretical physicist of Iranian descent (he moved to the USA in 1977). Fame brought work on string theory [2] . Professor at Harvard University [3] .
| Kamran Wafa | |
|---|---|
| English Cumrun vafa | |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | Tehran , Iran |
| A country | |
| Scientific field | theoretical physics , mathematical physics |
| Place of work | Harvard University |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Princeton University |
| Academic degree | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Physics (1985) |
| Academic rank | Professor |
| supervisor | |
| Awards and prizes | Dirac Medal (2008) Fundamental Physics Award (2014) Danny Heinemann Prize in Mathematical Physics (2016) Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2017) |
Awards and recognition
Member of the US National Academy of Sciences (2009) [4] , American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2005) [5] .
The awards include:
- Plenary report at the International Congress of Mathematicians (1998)
- Dirac Medal (2008) [6]
- Prize in fundamental physics (2014) [7] [8]
- Danny Heinemann Prize in Mathematical Physics (2016) [9]
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2017) [10]
Notes
- ↑ Cumrun Vafa | Array of Contemporary American Physicists . history.aip.org. Date of treatment March 22, 2019.
- ↑ Kamran Wafa | The world of string theory (Inaccessible link) . stringworld.ru. Date accessed March 22, 2019. Archived August 15, 2018.
- ↑ Faculty: CUMRUN VAFA | Harvard University Department of Physics . physics.harvard.edu. Date of treatment March 22, 2019.
- ↑ Cumrun Vafa . nasonline.org. Date of treatment March 22, 2019.
- ↑ Academy of Arts & Sciences Website Search (link not available)
- ↑ ICTP - The Medallists . ictp.it. Date of treatment March 22, 2019.
- ↑ Fundamental Physics Breakthrough Prize Laureates - Cumrun Vafa . Breakthrough Prize . breakthroughprize.org. Date of treatment March 22, 2019.
- ↑ Editorial board of the journal Science and Life. Laureates of the award for "Breakthrough in the sciences" Have been announced . nkj.ru. Date of treatment March 22, 2019.
- ↑ 2018 Stanley Corrsin Award Recipient . aps.org. Date of treatment March 22, 2019.
- ↑ 2017 Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients Archived July 7, 2017 on the Wayback Machine