Lisa Randall

Professor Lisa Randall's book Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Modern World was published in September. She is @lirarandall on Twitter. Randall studies theoretical particle physics and cosmology at Harvard University, where she is Frank J. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science. Her work has made her among the most cited and influential theoretical physicists today. Randall's research, writing, lectures, and radio and TV appearances have put her on Time magazine's list of "100 Most Influential People" and made her a member of Rolling Stone's "RS100: Agents of Change." Her books Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World was named one of the New York Times' "100 Notable Books of 2011" and her first book, Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions, was named one of the New York Times' "100 Notable Books of 2005." Randall's research has also been featured in Discover, the Economist, Esquire, Newsweek, the New York Times, Scientific American as well as many top-ranking scientific journals. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has several honorary degrees, including from Brown and Duke Universities. When not solving the problems of the universe, Randall can be found rock climbing, skiing, or contributing to art-science connections. Her libretto for Hypermusic Prologue: A Projective Opera in Seven Planes premiered at the Pompidou Center in Paris in 2009.