Dr. Andrew Knoll

Biography

Andy Knoll is the Fisher Professor of Natural History at Harvard University, where he has been a faculty member since 1982. He received his B.A. in Geology from Lehigh University in 1973 and went on to earn his Ph.D. in Geology from Harvard in 1977. After spending five years on the faculty of Oberlin College, he returned to Harvard as an Associate Professor of Biology. Professor Knoll’s research is primarily focused on the early evolution of life and Earth’s environmental history, emphasizing the interconnections that have developed over geologic time. He has served on the science team of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission and has been recognized with numerous honors, including the Walcott Medal and the Mary Clark Thompson Medal from the National Academy of Sciences. In addition, he has received the Phi Beta Kappa Book Award for his 2003 publication, 'Life on a Young Planet', the Moore Medal from the Society of Sedimentary Geology, the Paleontological Society Medal, and the Wollaston Medal from the Geological Society of London. Professor Knoll is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Microbiology.

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