Dr. Douglas Finkbeiner

Professor

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Biography

Douglas Finkbeiner is a Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University, specializing in the fields of astronomy and physics. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan with a double major in Physics and German in 1994, followed by a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1999. He has held prestigious fellowships, including the Hubble Fellowship and the Russell Fellow. Finkbeiner served as a faculty member at Princeton University from 2001 to 2006 before joining Harvard University, where he has worked in the Astronomy Department since 2006 and the Physics Department since 2009. Currently, he is also the Director of the SIAG. His research contributions include mapping dust in the Milky Way and exploring astrophysical phenomena related to cosmic microwave background radiation.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2006-01-01 — Present

Harvard University • Cambridge, MA

Conducts research and teaches in the fields of astronomy and physics.

Faculty Member

2001-01-01 — 2006-01-01

Princeton University • Princeton, NJ

Worked as a faculty member in the astronomy department.

Requirements for Harvard University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a technical or quantitative field
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).