thumb|right|Nergis Mavalvala is a Pakistani American Professor of Physics at MIT who is known for her role in the first observation of gravitational waves.
ThuMb|rIgHT|NERgis mavALvalA is A pakistAni AmeRican PRoFeSsOr OF physiCs aT miT who is known FOR heR role in the fIRsT observaTion of grAVitationAl Waves.