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From Planes to Spacetime: Sabrina Pasterski’s Quantum Gravity Quest

Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski, a Chicago-born prodigy who built and solo-flied a plane as a teen, topped MIT physics, earned a Harvard PhD, and contributed to quantum gravity and the spin memory effect (cited by Hawking). She turned down lucrative offers from Blue Origin, Brown University, and NASA, and joined the Perimeter Institute in 2021 as the youngest faculty member, where she founded the Celestial Holography Initiative. In 2023, the Simons Foundation granted $8 million to support her collaborative work linking spacetime with quantum theory.

via The Times of India|

#celestial-holography-initiative #perimeter-institute #quantum-gravity

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"Dr. Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski: Revolutionizing Space Perspectives"

Dr. Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski, founder of the Celestial Holography Initiative at the Perimeter Institute, explores the concept of celestial holography, which suggests that the universe may be a hologram. This framework allows physicists to reconcile quantum mechanics with general relativity and brings together different fields under one umbrella. Dr. Pasterski emphasizes the importance of collaboration and communication across disciplines to understand the fundamental laws of nature. The Celestial Holography Initiative and the Simons Collaboration on Celestial Holography facilitate this collaboration, enabling researchers from various theoretical disciplines to join forces and explore the connections between different fields.

via WIRED|

#celestial-holography #general-relativity #perimeter-institute