Janna Levin | |
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.jpg) Levin in 2019 | |
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellow 2012 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | |
| Institutions | Barnard College |
| Thesis | MAD Gravity and the Early Universe: a Possible New Resolution to the Horizon and Monopole Problems (1993) |
| Doctoral advisor | Katherine Freese |
Janna J. Levin (born 1967) is an American theoretical cosmologist and a professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in astronomy and physics with a concentration in philosophy at Barnard College in 1988 and a PhD in theoretical physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993.[1] Much of her work deals with looking for evidence to support the proposal that our universe might be finite in size due to its having a nontrivial topology.[2] Other work includes black holes and chaos theory. She joined the faculty at Barnard College in January 2004 and is currently the Claire Tow Professor of Physics and Astronomy.
- ^ Bastek, Stephanie (April 19, 2016). "Black Hole Blues". The American Scholar. Phi Beta Kappa Society. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ Levin, Janna (January 1, 2000). "In space, do all roads lead to home?". Plus Magazine. Retrieved 9 August 2012.