Shiraz Naval Minwalla | |
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![]() Shiraz Minwalla at Harvard University | |
Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 2 January 1972
Alma mater | IIT Kanpur (M.Sc.) Princeton University (Ph.D.) |
Spouse | Ananya Dasgupta[1][2] |
Children | 2[1] |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | String Theory, Theoretical Physics |
Institutions | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Harvard University |
Doctoral advisor | Nathan Seiberg |
Other academic advisors | Andrew Strominger, Spenta Wadia[1] |
Doctoral students | Matthew Headrick |
Shiraz Naval Minwalla[1] (born 2 January 1972)[3][4][5] is an Indian theoretical physicist and string theorist.[6] He is a faculty member in the Department of Theoretical Physics at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.[7] Prior to his present position, Minwalla was a Harvard Junior Fellow and subsequently an assistant professor at Harvard University.[8][9]