Cumrun Vafa
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Cumrun or Kamran Vafa is an Iranian-American theoretical physicist and the Hollis Professor of Mathematicks and Natural Philosophy at Harvard University. In October 2025, Vafa was appointed the Timken University Professor at Harvard, the highest distinction a faculty member can receive at the university.
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Omar M. YaghiAlso won Mustafa Prize
John Stewart BellAlso won Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
Lisa RandallAlso won Presidential Young Investigator Award
Andrei LindeAlso won ICTP Dirac Medal
Akshay VenkateshAlso won Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering
Tullio ReggeAlso won Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical PhysicsAbout this person
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United StatesCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1960 · age 66
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