Janna Levin
Janna Levin is a theoretical cosmologist. She holds a PhD in Theoretical Physics from
MIT granted in 1993 and a BA in
Astronomy and
Physics from
Barnard College granted in 1988. Her work predicts a finite universe and uses techniques from
topology and
fractals to demonstrate this. Other work includes
black holes and
chaos. She is the author of
How the Universe Got Its Spots (2002) which is a popular account of her work. Since January of 2004, Janna Levin has been an assistant professor in
astronomy and
physics at
Barnard College.