Sahakian, V. V.: - V. V. Sahakian is Professor of Theoretical Physics at Harvey Mudd College. He has received three National Science Foundation fellowships, and authored or co-authored more than twenty-five research papers on string theory, cosmology, and quantum gravity. His research focuses on understanding the small-scale structure of space, often studying black holes and exploring new frameworks that extend the Standard Model of particle physics and standard inflationary cosmology.