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Lars Hernquist

Theoretical astrophysicist and professor · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1954 · age 71

Lars Hernquist is a theoretical astrophysicist and Mallinckrodt Professor of Astrophysics at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. He is best known for his research on dynamical processes in cosmology and galaxy formation/galaxy evolution.

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Awards

Gruber Prize in Cosmology2020
Buchalter Cosmology Prize

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1954 · age 71