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Cumrun Vafa
Physicist
Cumrun Vafa is an Iranian-American physicist.
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Snapshot as of 15 July 2026
- Primary market
- United States
- Field
- physicist
- Organisation
- Harvard University
Overview
Professional record
Cumrun Vafa is an Iranian-American physicist.
The professional record includes work with Harvard University. Education includes Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Alborz High School. Recorded honours include Fellow of the American Physical Society, Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics, ICTP Dirac Medal, Presidential Young Investigator Award, and Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering.
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Selected recognition
2025
Asia's Scientists 100 2025
No. 63
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2024
Asia's Scientists 100 2024
No. 56
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2023
Asia's Scientists 100 2023
No. 49
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2022
Asia's Scientists 100 2022
No. 41
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2021
Asia's Scientists 100 2021
No. 34
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2020
FigureAsia 2020 Scientists 100
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2018
Asia's Most Influential Scientists 2018
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