Post by Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Working with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory in Washington in 2016, MIT professor Nergis Mavalvala was part of the team that observed gravitational waves for the first time, a century after the ripples in spacetime were proposed by Albert Einstein. But the Pakistani immigrant was recognized for her genius long before that, becoming a MacArthur Fellow in 2010. In 2014, she won the LGBTQ Scientist of the Year Award from the National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals. #FinneganCelebrates #DiversityandInclusion #Pride