Harvard University
Nikolas TezakMember of Technical Staff · OpenAIResearcher↗
Researcher · Academic
Alex Lupsasca
OpenAIResearch Scientist
Vanderbilt UniversityAssistant Professor
Lupsasca won the 2024 New Horizons in Physics Prize for work explaining the rings of light around black holes and how future telescopes could detect them.[1] He now develops AI tools for scientific discovery, drawing on his experience testing whether language models can reproduce difficult physics calculations.
Career & education
Current rolesOpenAISep 2025-presentResearch ScientistVanderbilt University2022-presentAssistant Professor
OpenAISep 2025-presentVanderbilt University2022-presentEducation
Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Citation Trend
Total citations to scholarly work, including research papers, technical reports, books and theses, as recorded by Google Scholar. Each point is a dated snapshot.
citations3,429As of Jun 15, '26
citations+53Since last snapshot, Aug 25, '25
References
- 2024 New Horizons in Physics Prize — Alexandru Lupsascabreakthroughprize.org
Prize and its citation for photon-ring structure and proposed detection.
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