Karachi: (RightNow) Renowned astrophysicist Dr. Nergis Mavalvala emphasizes that universities should not limit their role to merely preparing experts. She advocates for fostering curiosity, creativity, perseverance, and intellectual freedom among students.

Dr. Nergis Mavalvala, speaking at Habib University’s 10th Yohsin Lecture, highlighted the importance of questioning why humans seek knowledge, especially when its immediate practical benefits are not evident.

According to Habib University, approximately 4 to 5 thousand people attended Dr. Mavalvala’s lecture, resulting in long queues on campus, with people listening from various locations.

It is noteworthy that Dr. Nergis Mavalvala is the Dean of the School of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a prominent member of the Nobel Prize-winning LIGO collaboration.

Dr. Nergis Mavalvala was born in a Parsi family in Lahore in 1968 and raised in Karachi. She earned her physics degree from Wellesley College and a Ph.D. from MIT.