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

Daniel Harlow
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InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Biography

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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

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  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. 10 October 2017. 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. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  9. ^ "Daniel Harlow awarded Packard Foundation Fellowship". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 2022-03-22.