WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Jalil Abbas Jilani conveyed the message of facilitation to Pakistan-American scientist Nergis Mavalvala for her outstanding achievement in the field of astrophysics.
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif offered his greetings to Ms. Mavalvala for being a source of inspiration for Pakistani scientists and students.
Nergis Mavalvala is Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics and Associate Department Head of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. She was part of an international team of scientists who have detected gravitational waves, inaugurating a new and historic era of astronomy.
“This is just the start,” she told Radio Boston about the efforts behind the detection of gravitational waves. “These detects are going to get better and we are just going to listen to more and more music from the universe,” the scientist was quoted as saying by the MIT’s official website.
