Nicholas M. Boffi: advisors and students

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Nicholas M. Boffi

Ph.D. Harvard University 2021

Wikidata names Chris Rycroft and Jean-Jacques Slotine as doctoral advisors. Linked to Wikidata, ORCID, and DBLP.

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Advisors on Wikidata2

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Chris Rycroft
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Jean-Jacques Slotine

The line above and below4 steps

The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

1 step up
stated by WikidataChris Rycroftstated by WikidataJean-Jacques Slotine
2 steps up
stated by WikidataMartin Z. Bazantstated by WikidataS. Shankar Sastry
3 steps up
stated by WikidataCharles A. Desoerstated by WikidataEfthimios Kaxiras
4 steps up
stated by WikidataJohn D. Joannopoulosstated by WikidataRobert Fano

Education and career8

From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records. Each place opens its Wikidata item.

2010 to 2014
Northwestern University
studied
2014 to 2015
Tel Aviv University
worked
2015 to 2021
Harvard University
studied
2016 to 2021
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
worked
2016 to 2016
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
worked
2020 to 2021
Google Brain
worked
2021 to 2024
Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science
worked
from 2024
Carnegie Mellon University
worked

At a glance

known as: university teacher, mathematician

stated by WikidataStated by Wikidata, shown apart from the thesis records.

Elsewhere3

identity

stated by WikidataWikidataQ140076341
stated by WikidataORCID0000-0003-1336-7568

papers

stated by WikidataDBLP232/3934

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@misc{academicancestry_Q140076341,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Nicholas M. Boffi: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q140076341},
  note = {read on 2026-10-27}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 27). Nicholas M. Boffi: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-27]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q140076341