Facts: - residence: usa - prizes: alexander von humboldt prize - known for: supergravity - work institutions: northeastern university - field: particle physics - doctoral advisor: gordon l. shaw - birth date: 1939 - name: pran nath - birth place: british india - alma mater: university -lrb- 1964 -rrb- of delhi -lrb- 1958 -rrb- , stanford university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of pran nath .
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pran nath is a theoretical physicist working at northeastern university , with research focus in elementary particle physics .he holds a matthews distinguished university professor chair .