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	\| name = Karan Jani		\| name = Karan Jani
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	\| birth_date = {{~~bda~~\|df=y\|18 May 1988}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=y\|18 May 1988}}
	\| nationality = [[India]]n		\| nationality = [[India]]n
	\| known_for = [[Black holes]], [[Gravitational Waves]]		\| known_for = [[Black holes]], [[Gravitational Waves]]
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	He was part of the delegation that met with the [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Narendra Modi]] in [[Washington DC]] for the historic signing of [[MoU]] between [[National Science Foundation]] and [[Department of Atomic Energy]] to build a LIGO detector in India.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.news.gatech.edu/2016/04/01/georgia-tech-phd-student-called-meet-indias-prime-minister\|title=Georgia Tech PhD Student Called To Meet India's Prime Minister\|website=www.news.gatech.edu\|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref> The LIGO-India project is ranked as the top science-technology priority in the [[India–United States relations]].<ref>{{Cite news\|last=George\|first=Varghese K.\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/indian-young-scientists-excited-after-meeting-modi/article8419252.ece\|title=LIGO project: 2 Indian scientists in US excited about possibility of returning home\|date=2016-04-01\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=2020-03-17\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		He was part of the delegation that met with the [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Narendra Modi]] in [[Washington DC]] for the historic signing of [[MoU]] between [[National Science Foundation]] and [[Department of Atomic Energy]] to build a LIGO detector in India.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.news.gatech.edu/2016/04/01/georgia-tech-phd-student-called-meet-indias-prime-minister\|title=Georgia Tech PhD Student Called To Meet India's Prime Minister\|website=www.news.gatech.edu\|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref> The LIGO-India project is ranked as the top science-technology priority in the [[India–United States relations]].<ref>{{Cite news\|last=George\|first=Varghese K.\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/indian-young-scientists-excited-after-meeting-modi/article8419252.ece\|title=LIGO project: 2 Indian scientists in US excited about possibility of returning home\|date=2016-04-01\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=2020-03-17\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	In his past interviews, Karan has stated [[Albert Einstein]], [[Stephen Hawking\|Stephan Hawking]] and [[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar]] as his inspiration.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://thecosmosnow.com/2020/01/dr-karan-jani/\|title=Interview With Dr. Karan Jani\|date=2020-01-12\|website=CosmosNow\|language=en-GB\|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref>

	== Awards and recognition ==		== Awards and recognition ==
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	* [[Forbes]] [[Forbes 30 Under 30\|30 Under 30]] recipient in [[Science]] - 2017<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-2017/science/\|title=30 Under 30 2017: Science\|website=Forbes\|language=en\|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://physics.gatech.edu/news/karan-jani-named-forbes-30-under-30-science\|title=Karan Jani named in Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science\|last=automaton\|date=2017-01-03\|website=School of Physics\|language=en\|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/karan-jani/\|title=Karan Jani\|last=Staff\|first=ByVadim SupitskiyForbes\|website=Forbes\|language=en\|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>		* [[Forbes]] [[Forbes 30 Under 30\|30 Under 30]] recipient in [[Science]] - 2017<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-2017/science/\|title=30 Under 30 2017: Science\|website=Forbes\|language=en\|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://physics.gatech.edu/news/karan-jani-named-forbes-30-under-30-science\|title=Karan Jani named in Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science\|last=automaton\|date=2017-01-03\|website=School of Physics\|language=en\|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/karan-jani/\|title=Karan Jani\|last=Staff\|first=ByVadim SupitskiyForbes\|website=Forbes\|language=en\|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>
	* Jani was a co-recipient of the [[Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics\|Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics]] - 2016<ref name="Gough"/><ref name=":1" />		* Jani was a co-recipient of the [[Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics\|Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics]] - 2016<ref name="Gough"/><ref name=":1" />
	* GRAVITY fellow at [[Vanderbilt University\|Vanderbilt]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2019/11/18/heres-how-a-vanderbilt-astrophysicist-plans-to-observe-a-black-hole-symphony-using-gravitational-wave-astronomy/\|title=Here's how a Vanderbilt astrophysicist plans to observe a black hole 'symphony' using gravitational wave astronomy\|last=Turney\|first=Spencer\|website=Vanderbilt University\|language=en\|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>
	* Cover page of Issue 3 of [[Nature Astronomy]] on [[Gravitational wave\|Gravitational Wave]] is credited to Karan Jani.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nature.com/natastron/volumes/4/issues/3\|title=Volume 4 Issue 3, March 2020\|website=www.nature.com\|language=en\|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>
	* Finalist of Vanderbilt Prize for undergraduate research in Physics and Astronomy - 2009 <ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://cgwp.gravity.psu.edu/news/\|title=Center for Gravitational Wave Physics - News\|website=cgwp.gravity.psu.edu\|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [http://www.karanjani.com/ Karan Jani's Website]		* [http://www.karanjani.com/ Karan Jani's Website]
	* [https://twitter.com/AstroKPJ Karan Jani's Twitter]
	* [https://www.facebook.com/AstroKPJ/ Karan Jani's Facebook]

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{{short description|Indian astrophysicist}}

{{Infobox person
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| name = Karan Jani
| image = Karan Jani Astrophysicist LIGO.jpg
| birth_date = {{bda|df=y|18 May 1988}}
| nationality = [[India]]n
| known_for = [[Black holes]], [[Gravitational Waves]]
| website = http://www.karanjani.com/
}}

'''Karan Jani''' (born May 18, 1988) is an Indian [[astrophysicist]] working on [[black holes]], [[gravitational waves]], and testing [[Albert Einstein]]'s [[General Theory of Relativity]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Vadodara-man-behind-simulation-of-Einsteins-gravitational-waves/articleshow/50970247.cms|title=Vadodara man behind simulation of Einstein's gravitational waves {{!}} Vadodara News - Times of India|last1=Feb 13|first1=TNN {{!}} Updated|last2=2016|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17|last3=Ist|first3=09:09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Sundayapp/VPytU0P2c8ugHxEspfsk3I/Of-LIGO-gravitational-waves-and-a-revolution-in-physics.html|title=Of LIGO, gravitational waves and a revolution in physics|last=Vadukut|first=Sidin|date=2016-03-27|website=Livemint|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref><ref name="Gough">{{Cite web|url=https://www.universetoday.com/144886/14-of-all-the-massive-stars-in-the-universe-are-destined-to-collide-as-black-holes/|title=14% of all the Massive Stars in the Universe are Destined to Collide as Black Holes|last=Gough|first=Evan|date=2020-02-05|website=Universe Today|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref> He is part of the [[LIGO]] team which led to the [[first observation of gravitational waves]] from [[binary black hole]] merger. He also published a paper in Nature journey recently highlighting a new approach for observing an elusive class of black holes called Intermediate [[black hole]]s<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Jani|first1=Karan|last2=Shoemaker|first2=Deirdre|last3=Cutler|first3=Curt|date=March 2020|title=Detectability of intermediate-mass black holes in multiband gravitational wave astronomy|journal=Nature Astronomy|language=en|volume=4|issue=3|pages=260–265|doi=10.1038/s41550-019-0932-7|issn=2397-3366|arxiv=1908.04985|bibcode=2020NatAs...4..260J|s2cid=199577340}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Jani|first1=Karan|last2=Shoemaker|first2=Deirdre|last3=Cutler|first3=Curt|title=Detectability of Intermediate-Mass Black Holes in Multiband Gravitational Wave Astronomy|journal=Nature Astronomy|year=2020|volume=4|issue=3|pages=260–265|doi=10.1038/s41550-019-0932-7|arxiv=1908.04985|bibcode=2019NatAs.tmp..488J|s2cid=199577340}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration|last2=Abbott|first2=B. P.|last3=Abbott|first3=R.|last4=Abbott|first4=T. D.|last5=Acernese|first5=F.|last6=Ackley|first6=K.|last7=Adams|first7=C.|last8=Adams|first8=T.|last9=Addesso|first9=P.|last10=Adhikari|first10=R. X.|last11=Adya|first11=V. B.|date=2017-07-11|title=Search for intermediate mass black hole binaries in the first observing run of Advanced LIGO|journal=Physical Review D|volume=96|issue=2|pages=022001|doi=10.1103/PhysRevD.96.022001|arxiv=1704.04628|bibcode=2017PhRvD..96b2001A|s2cid=201249161}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299622|title=Observing 'black hole symphony' using gravitational wave astronomy|website=www.nsf.gov|language=English|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref> He has also worked at the prestigious [[LIGO Livingston Observatory]] in the US and the [[Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics|Albert Einstein Institute]] in [[Germany]], besides the [[Georgia Tech|Georgia Institute of Technology]] and the [[Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics]] in [[Canada]], where physicist [[Stephen Hawking]] was a research director.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://qz.com/india/1229726/how-stephen-hawking-influenced-karan-jani-an-indian-astrophysicist/|title=An Indian's journey from A Brief History of Time to meeting Stephen Hawking|last=Thomas|first=Maria|website=Quartz India|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/karan-jani-recalls-lunch-with-hawking/articleshow/63307463.cms|title=stephen hawking.: Karan Jani recalls lunch with Hawking {{!}} Vadodara News - Times of India|last1=Mar 15|first1=Tushar Tere {{!}} TNN {{!}} Updated|last2=2018|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17|last3=Ist|first3=09:16}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

He is a member of the [[Indian Initiative in Gravitational-wave Observations]] effort to build [[gravitational wave detector]] [[LIGO]] in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/LIGO-India-project-to-take-off-soon/articleshow/53389886.cms|title=LIGO India project to take off soon {{!}} Vadodara News - Times of India|last1=Jul 26|first1=TNN {{!}}|last2=2016|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17|last3=Ist|first3=07:03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/astrophysicist-ligo-researcher-karan-jani-proposes-space-research-center-at-msu-3093190/|title=Astrophysicist, LIGO researcher Karan Jani proposes space research center at MSU|date=2016-10-20|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Karan was born in Mumbai, India and did his K-12 schooling in [[Baroda]], [[Gujarat]]. He attended [[Maharaja Sayajirao University]] before joining [[Penn State]] from where he obtained his degrees in [[physics]], [[astronomy]], [[astrophysics]] along with a minor in [[mathematics]]. He is currently a graduate student at the [[Georgia Institute of Technology]]. He has previously held undergraduate research positions at the Institute of Gravitation and Cosmos at Penn State, [[Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics]] and [[Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics]].

He was part of the delegation that met with the [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Narendra Modi]] in [[Washington DC]] for the historic signing of [[MoU]] between [[National Science Foundation]] and [[Department of Atomic Energy]] to build a LIGO detector in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.news.gatech.edu/2016/04/01/georgia-tech-phd-student-called-meet-indias-prime-minister|title=Georgia Tech PhD Student Called To Meet India's Prime Minister|website=www.news.gatech.edu|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref> The LIGO-India project is ranked as the top science-technology priority in the [[India–United States relations]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=George|first=Varghese K.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/indian-young-scientists-excited-after-meeting-modi/article8419252.ece|title=LIGO project: 2 Indian scientists in US excited about possibility of returning home|date=2016-04-01|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-03-17|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

In his past interviews, Karan has stated [[Albert Einstein]], [[Stephen Hawking|Stephan Hawking]] and [[Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar]] as his inspiration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecosmosnow.com/2020/01/dr-karan-jani/|title=Interview With Dr. Karan Jani|date=2020-01-12|website=CosmosNow|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==

* [[Forbes]] [[Forbes 30 Under 30|30 Under 30]] recipient in [[Science]] - 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-2017/science/|title=30 Under 30 2017: Science|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://physics.gatech.edu/news/karan-jani-named-forbes-30-under-30-science|title=Karan Jani named in Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science|last=automaton|date=2017-01-03|website=School of Physics|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/karan-jani/|title=Karan Jani|last=Staff|first=ByVadim SupitskiyForbes|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>
* Jani was a co-recipient of the [[Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics|Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics]] - 2016<ref name="Gough"/><ref name=":1" />
* GRAVITY fellow at [[Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2019/11/18/heres-how-a-vanderbilt-astrophysicist-plans-to-observe-a-black-hole-symphony-using-gravitational-wave-astronomy/|title=Here's how a Vanderbilt astrophysicist plans to observe a black hole 'symphony' using gravitational wave astronomy|last=Turney|first=Spencer|website=Vanderbilt University|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>
* Cover page of Issue 3 of [[Nature Astronomy]] on [[Gravitational wave|Gravitational Wave]] is credited to Karan Jani.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nature.com/natastron/volumes/4/issues/3|title=Volume 4 Issue 3, March 2020|website=www.nature.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>
* Finalist of Vanderbilt Prize for undergraduate research in Physics and Astronomy - 2009 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cgwp.gravity.psu.edu/news/|title=Center for Gravitational Wave Physics - News|website=cgwp.gravity.psu.edu|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Gravitational-wave astronomy]]
* [[Gravitational-wave observatory]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.karanjani.com/ Karan Jani's Website]
* [https://twitter.com/AstroKPJ Karan Jani's Twitter]
* [https://www.facebook.com/AstroKPJ/ Karan Jani's Facebook]

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