Lars Eric Hernquist | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Hernquist Profile Illustris project |
| Awards | Gruber Prize in Cosmology (2020) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Harvard University Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Thesis | Thermal and Magnetic Properties of Neutron Stars (1985) |
| Doctoral advisor | Roger Blandford |
Lars Hernquist (December 14, 1954) is a theoretical astrophysicist and Mallinckrodt Professor of Astrophysics at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. He is best known for his research on dynamical processes in cosmology and galaxy formation/galaxy evolution.[1][2][3][4]