Tina Kahniashvili | |
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Citizenship | Georgia (country) United States |
Alma mater | Tbilisi State University (BS Theoretical Physics with Highest Honor, BS Physics Education with Highest Honor, MS Physics with Highest Honor) Russian Space Research Institute (IKI) (Ph.D Physics) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theoretical cosmology, neutrinos, dark energy and dark matter, magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, and cosmic ray research. |
Institutions | Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory Kansas State University New York University Ilia State University Carnegie Mellon University |
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Doctoral advisor | Vladimir Nikolaevich Lukash Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov |
Tina Kahniashvili is a Georgian physicist and researcher. She studies theoretical cosmology, gravitational waves, theoretical astrophysics (including magnetohydrodynamics and cosmological turbulence), and dark energy. She is a professor of physics and astronomy at Ilia State University, an associate research professor at Carnegie Mellon University, and is the main scientist at Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory.[1]