Daniel Harlow
Born
Cincinnati, Ohio
Academic background
Education
Academic work
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Daniel Harlow is the Jerrold R. Zacharias Career Development Associate Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1]

Biography

Harlow was born in Cincinnati and grew up in Boston and Chicago. He received his B.A. from Columbia University in 2006 and his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2012.[2] He was a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University and Harvard University before joining MIT's faculty in July 2017.[3]

His research is focused on understanding black holes and cosmology, viewed through the lens of quantum field theory and quantum gravity.[4]

He won the New Horizons in Physics Prize in 2019 for "fundamental insights about quantum information, quantum field theory, and gravity."[5][6][7] He was also named a Sloan Research Fellow in 2019.[8] In 2020, he was named a Packard Fellow.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Daniel Harlow » MIT Physics". MIT Physics. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  2. ↑ "Newsmakers". Columbia College Today. 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  3. ↑ "School of Science welcomes new faculty members". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  4. ↑ Siegel, Ethan. "Ask Ethan: What Does It Mean That Quantum Gravity Has No Symmetry?". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  5. ↑ "Speakers and Panelists | Breakthrough Prize Symposium". breakthroughprize.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  6. ↑ "Breakthrough Prize – Fundamental Physics Breakthrough Prize Laureates – Daniel Harlow". breakthroughprize.org. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  7. ↑ Mike Wall (2018-10-17). "2019 Breakthrough Prize Honors Pulsar Discovery, 'Multi-Messenger Astronomy' and More". Space.com. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  8. ↑ "Four from MIT named 2019 Sloan Research Fellows". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  9. ↑ "Daniel Harlow awarded Packard Foundation Fellowship". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
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