Avi Loeb is an astrophysicist and the Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University, where he was formerly the chair of the Department of Astronomy. Avi received a Ph.D. in plasma physics at age 24 from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1986), and became a long-term member at the independent research organization, Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey (1988-1993), where he started to work in theoretical astrophysics. In 1993, he moved to Harvard University where he was tenured three years later. He also holds a visiting professorship at the Weizmann Institute of Science and a Sackler Senior Professorship by special appointment in the School of Physics and Astronomy at Tel Aviv University.
Loeb has authored nearly 700 research articles and four books. See a list of his publications on his professional site.
