Ahmed Almheiri

Ahmed Almheiri
أحمد المهيري
Born1986
NationalityUnited Arab Emirates
EducationUniversity of Toronto (B.Sc/B.A, 2008)
University of California - Santa Barbara (M.A, 2010)
University of California, Santa Barbara (Ph.D, 2014)
AwardsNew Horizons in Physics Prize (2021)
Pride of Emirates medal (2020)
Lancaster Dissertation Award (2014)
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
InstitutionsNew York University Abu Dhabi
Institute for Advanced Study
Stanford University
ThesisThe Black Hole Firewall and Top-Down Constructions of AdS/CFT (2014)
Doctoral advisorJoseph 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.[1] He is known for his works on the AdS/CFT correspondence, black hole information paradox[2] and black hole firewalls.[3][4]

  1. ^ Dhabi, NYU Abu. "Ahmed Eid Khamis Thani Almheiri". New York University Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  2. ^ Almheiri, Ahmed (2022-09-01). "How the Inside of a Black Hole Is Secretly on the Outside". Scientific American. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. ^ "Ahmed Almheiri: From the UAE to Firewalls - Ideas | Institute for Advanced Study". www.ias.edu. 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
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