Thursday, September 30, 2010

The Boomer Chronicles

The Boomer Chronicles

My Friend Won a MacArthur Genius Grant!

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 08:25 AM PDT

A friend of mine, Nergis Mavalvala, 42, won a MacArthur “Genius” Grant yesterday! She’s a  quantum physicist and the most down-to-earth person you’d ever want to meet. Although I don’t truly understand what she studies, it’s something like this:  building devices to observe gravitational waves in space, which could one day give us a glimpse of the universe seconds after the Big Bang.

Anyway, I’ve never known a MacArthur Genius Grant winner before. Here’s a little writeup about, and video of, Nergis Mavalvala talking about her scholarly work and what she plans to spend the $500,000 on.
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