Janna Levin

Biography

Janna Levin is an American theoretical cosmologist and an associate professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College. She earned a PhD in theoretical physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993, and a Bachelor of Science in astronomy and physics with a concentration in philosophy at Barnard College in 1988, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa. Much of her work deals with looking for evidence to support the proposal that our universe might be finite in size due to its having a nontrivial topology. Other work includes black holes and chaos theory. She joined the faculty at Barnard College in January 2004 and is currently the recipient Tow Professor grant.

Known For

A Trip to Infinity

as Self

Black Hole Apocalypse

as Self - Presenter

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time

as Self - Narrator (archive sound)

NOVA: The Great Math Mystery

as Self

Einstein and Hawking: Masters of Our Universe

as Self - Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Dara O Briain's Science Club

as Herself