Shiraz Minwalla

Short description: Indian physicist

Shiraz Naval Minwalla

Shiraz Minwalla at Harvard University

Born|  (1972-01-02) 2 January 1972 (age 54)

Mumbai , Maharashtra, India

Nationality| Indian
Alma mater| IIT, Kanpur (M.Sc.)
Princeton University (Ph.D.)
Spouse(s)| Ananya Dasgupta[1][2]
Children| 2[1]
Awards|

* ICTP Prize (2010)
* S.S. Bhatnagar Prize (2011)
* Infosys Prize (2013)
* New Horizons in Physics Prize (2014)
* TWAS Prize (2016)

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[3]
Influences| Ashoke Sen[1]

Shiraz Naval Minwalla[1] (born 2 January, 1972)[4][5][6] is an Indian theoretical physicist and string theorist.[7] He is a faculty member in the Department of Theoretical Physics at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai .[8] Prior to his present position, he was a Harvard Junior Fellow and subsequently an Assistant Professor at Harvard University.[9][10]

## Contents

* 1 Early life
* 2 Awards
* 3 Notable contributions to the field
* 4 Personal life
* 5 Selected works
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## Early life

Born in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India, in 1972, to a Parsi-Zoroastrian father (Naval) and a Muslim mother (Khadija), Minwalla graduated from Campion School, Mumbai in 1988 and then Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in 1995. He later moved to Princeton University to earn his Ph.D. under the guidance of Nathan Seiberg.[1]

## Awards

Minwalla was awarded the Swarnajayanti Fellowship 2005-06 by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. He was awarded the ICTP Prize in 2010 and the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, the highest science award in India, in the physical sciences category in 2011.[11][4] He was awarded the Infosys Prize 2013 in the field of Physical Sciences by the Infosys Science Foundation.[12][13] He was awarded the 2014 New Horizons in Physics Prize by the Fundamental Physics Prize for "his pioneering contributions to the study of string theory and quantum field theory; and in particular his work on the connection between the equations of fluid dynamics and Albert Einstein's equations of general relativity."[13][14][15] In 2016, The World Academy of Sciences awarded him the TWAS Prize in Physics.[16]

## 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
* Dualities in supersymmetric gauge theories, in particular Chern-Simons-matter theories
* Connections between hydrodynamics and AdS/CFT.

## Personal life

Shiraz Minwalla is married to Ananya Dasgupta. He has two children, a boy Spandan Minwalla and a girl Chinar Minwalla.[1]

## Selected works

* Bhattacharyya, Sayantani; Hubeny, Veronika E.; Loganayagam, R.; Mandal, Gautam; Minwalla, Shiraz; Morita, Takeshi; Rangamani, Mukund; Reall, Harvey S. (2008). "Local fluid dynamical entropy from gravity". Journal of High Energy Physics 2008 (6): 055. doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2008/06/055. Bibcode: 2008JHEP...06..055B.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Breakthrough Prize – Fundamental Physics Breakthrough Prize Laureates – Shiraz Naval Minwalla". https://breakthroughprize.org/Laureates/1/L22.
2. ↑ Nov 28, Swati Sengupta | TNN |; 2008; Ist, 3:05. "A night of horror | Kolkata News - Times of India" (in en). https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/A-night-of-horror/articleshow/3766184.cms.
3. ↑ Headrick, Matthew. Noncommutative solitons and closed string tachyons. OCLC 57603361.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Awardee Details: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize". http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/Detail.aspx?AID=362.
5. ↑ "Indian Academy of Sciences". https://fellows.ias.ac.in/profile/v/FL2011014.
6. ↑ "Fellowship | Indian Academy of Sciences". https://www.ias.ac.in/describe/fellow/Minwalla,_Prof._Shiraz.
7. ↑ "Physicist makes string theory look simple". Tufts Institute of Cosmology. 26 April 2004. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100626072456/http://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mhonarc/physicstheorynet/pdfIFdNoA3qIP.pdf. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
8. ↑ "Members of the Department of Theoretical Physics". Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. Archived from the original on 14 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100214215902/http://theory.tifr.res.in/members.php. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
9. ↑ "Sultans of String". The Indian Express. 27 February 2005. http://www.indianexpress.com/storyOld.php?storyId=65362. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
10. ↑ "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro". The Telegraph. 4 November 2004. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100414225044/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041104/asp/calcutta/story_3964447.asp. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
11. ↑ "11 scientists selected for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award" ibn live, 26 September 2011. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120104061539/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/11-scientists-selected-for-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-award/836081.html. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
12. ↑ "News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News, Current News Headlines". Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131208135635/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/nayanjot-lahiri-6-others-win-infosys-foundation-awards/433658-11.html. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Vasudevan Mukunth (14 November 2013). "'Research in India happens in a few elite institutions'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131117102301/http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/research-in-india-happens-in-a-few-elite-institutions/article5347654.ece?homepage=true. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
14. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131110225830/https://fundamentalphysicsprize.org/news7. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
15. ↑ "NEWS - ICTS". Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170101162049/https://www.icts.res.in/news/details/142. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
16. ↑ "Prizes and Awards". The World Academy of Sciences. 2016. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170101001121/http://twas.org/article/winners-2016-twas-prizes-announced.

## External links

* Shiraz Minwalla's articles in the INSPIRE-HEP database

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