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Mathematics & Physical Sciences

Shamit Kachru, Ph.D.

Professor of Physics and Director, Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics, Stanford University
Portrait photo of Shamit Kachru

Shamit Kachru’s work includes the discovery of string dualities in N=2 supersymmetry, foundational studies of flux compactification of string theory; mathematical studies of connections between automorphic forms, black holes and string vacua; and quantum field theories describing ‘non-fermi-liquid’ behavior in condensed matter physics.

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