Ahmed Almheiri
Ahmed Almheiri | |
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أحمد المهيري | |
| Born | 1986 |
| Nationality | United Arab Emirates |
| Education | University of Toronto (B.Sc/B.A, 2008) University of California - Santa Barbara (M.A, 2010) University of California, Santa Barbara (Ph.D, 2014) |
| Awards | Mohammed bin Rashid Knowledge Award (2024) New Horizons in Physics Prize (2021) Pride of Emirates medal (2020) Lancaster Dissertation Award (2014) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | New York University Abu Dhabi Institute for Advanced Study Stanford University |
| Thesis | The Black Hole Firewall and Top-Down Constructions of AdS/CFT (2014) |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph Polchinski |
Ahmed Almheiri (Arabic: أحمد المهيري) is an Emirati theoretical physicist. He is currently an assistant professor of physics at New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island. He is known for his works on the AdS/CFT correspondence, black hole information paradox and black hole firewalls.