Mina Aganagic
Regular biography
Mina Aganagic is a Professor of Mathematics and Physics, and holds the Chern-Simons Distinguished Chair in Mathematical Physics at the University of California, Berkeley. She is affiliated with the PHY department. Her research focuses on string theory, particularly the intersection of mathematics and physics, with an emphasis on dualities and their implications. Aganagic has contributed to the exploration of string theory dualities, including mirror symmetry, and has delivered invited lectures at numerous academic conferences. She has also organized several research meetings and published extensively in the field.
Scholar-generated biography
Mina Aganagic is a Professor of Mathematics and Physics known for her research in String Theory, Quantum Field Theory, Geometry, and Mathematical Physics. Her work explores the interplay between these fields, particularly through the lens of topological strings, D-branes, and integrable systems. Aganagic has contributed significantly to understanding mirror symmetry, quantum geometry, and the duality web, with publications addressing topics such as topological vertices, Chern-Simons theory, and refined topological strings. Her research also includes investigations into knot homology, noncommutative gauge theory, and quantum 𝑞-Langlands correspondence, highlighting her interdisciplinary approach to theoretical physics.