Avi Loeb, PhD

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Avi Loeb, PhD

Astrophysicist, author, and scientific leader whose work has advanced astronomy, cosmology, and disciplined scientific inquiry.

Selected Appointments

  • Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science, Harvard University

  • Director, Institute for Theory and Computation, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

  • Founding Director, Black Hole Initiative

  • Head of the Galileo Project

  • Chair of the UAP Science Advisory Council to the U.S. Government

Professional Honors

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, American Physical Society, and International Academy of Astronautics.

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