Research Areas:
Particle Physics, Supersymmetry, Baryogenesis, Cosmological Inflation and Dark Matter

Prof. Lisa Randall received her BA in Physics and PhD in Theoretical Particle Physics from Harvard University in 1983 and 1987 respectively. She held professorships at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton University before returning to Harvard in 2001. She is currently the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science in the Department of Physics at Harvard.

Prof. Randall’s research focuses on particle physics, supersymmetry, baryogenesis, cosmological inflation, and dark matter. Her work has involved the study of models to address the theoretical insights that puzzle the current understanding of the properties and interactions of matter, and the most prominent one involving extra dimensions of space. Recently, she put her focuses in large part on the Large Hadron Collider and dark matter searches and models. She is the author of the books "Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe", "Higgs Discovery: The Power of Empty Space", "Knocking on Heaven’s Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World" and "Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe’s Hidden Dimensions".

Prof. Randall has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics by the American Physical Society (2019), the Julius Wess Award by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (2015), the Walker Prize by the Museum of Science, Boston (2015), the Andrew Gemant Award by the American Institute of Physics (2012), the National Award of Nuclear Science and History by the US National Museum of Nuclear Science and History (2012), the Erna Hamburger Prize by the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne WISH Foundation (2010), and the Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize by the American Physical Society (2007). She has received honorary degrees from the University of Antwerp, Bard College, Duke University, Brown University and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. She was also elected an Honorary Member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (2018), a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (2012), a Member of the American Philosophical Society (2010), a Member of the US National Academy of Sciences (2008), a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2004) and a Fellow of the American Physical Society (2003).