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

Einstein and Hawking: Unlocking the Universe

Dara O Briain's Science Club

A Trip to Infinity

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

Black Hole Apocalypse

NOVA: The Great Math Mystery

All Movies (4)

• A Trip to Infinity2022 · as Self
• Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time2019 · as Self - Narrator (archive sound)
• Black Hole Apocalypse2018 · as Self - Presenter
• NOVA: The Great Math Mystery2015 · as Self

All TV Shows (2)

• Einstein and Hawking: Unlocking the Universe2020 · as Self - Professor of Physics and Astronomy
• Dara O Briain's Science Club2012 · as Herself