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Mina Aganagic received her BS (1995) and PhD (1999) from the California Institute of Technology. She held a postdoctoral appointment at Harvard University from 1999 to 2003, and was an Assistant Professor of Physics and Adjunct Professor of Mathematics at the University of Washington, Seattle from 2003 to 2004. In 2004, she was appointed Assistant Professor in Mathematics and Physics at the University of California, Berkeley, achieving promotion to Associate Professor in 2008 and then to Professor in 2012. Aganagic's research primarily focuses on string theory and its intersection with mathematical physics. She explores the dualities that arise in string theory and their implications for both mathematics and quantum physics. Her work has contributed significant insights into how mathematical solutions can be leveraged to understand physical phenomena. She has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Simons Investigator award from the Simons Foundation and a Miller Professorship.
University of California, Berkeley • Berkeley, CA
Professor of Mathematics and Physics
The Mathematics Subject GRE is required for the Fall 2026 admissions cycle. General GRE is optional.