Cumrun Vafa

Cumrun Vafa is the Chair of the Department of Physics and the Hollis Professor of Mathematicks and Natural Philosophy at Harvard University. His primary research focuses on string theory, aiming to unify fundamental laws of nature. He is affiliated with the Center for the Fundamental Laws of Nature.

His research interests span string theory's applications in unifying quantum mechanics and gravity, exploring black hole entropy via topological strings and mirror symmetry, geometric engineering of quantum field theories, and F-theory. Recent work applies these ideas to dark energy and cosmological predictions.

He holds the prestigious Hollis Chair, established in 1727, and contributes to interdisciplinary fields merging mathematics and physics. His office is located at Jefferson Lab 467, and his personal website provides further insights into his work.