Lisa Randall
Theoretical physicist and professor
Lisa Randall is an American theoretical physicist and Harvard professor who studies particle physics and cosmology.
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American Born 1962 in Queens, United States
About Lisa Randall
Lisa Randall is Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University, where her research covers the fundamental forces, dimensions of space and dark matter. She earned her bachelor's degree in 1983 and her PhD in 1987 at Harvard, then worked at MIT and Princeton before returning to Harvard as a full professor in 2001. In 1999 she and Raman Sundrum first published the Randall–Sundrum model. Time magazine included her in its 100 Most Influential People list for 2007. Her books Warped Passages and Knocking on Heaven's Door were New York Times bestsellers. Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs is also among her books.