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...another inductee, Engineering and Applied Sciences Dean Venkatesh Narayanamurti said. “Without that network of help, this would not be possible.” Narayanamurti is developing transistors “so small you need a special kind of microscope to see them.” Lars Hernquist, professor of astronomy, analyzes light to learn about how galaxies are formed. He hopes he can use a high-powered telescope for the research. “If you do observations in astronomy, it’s kind of like a time machine,” Hernquist said...
...Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in the 217-year-old academy are Fikes Professor of Pediatrics Nancy C. Andrews, Coolidge Professor of History David G. Blackbourn, Dean for the Social Sciences David M. Cutler ’87, Bernbaum Professor of English Literature Leo Damrosch, Professor of Astronomy Lars E. Hernquist, Professor in Practice of Architecture and Urban Design Rem Koolhaas, University Art Museums Director Thomas W. Lentz, Beren Professor of Economics N. Gregory Mankiw, Dean of Engineering and Applied Sciences Venkatesh Narayanamurti, Professor of Geophysics Richard J. O’Connell, Meyer Professor of Middle Eastern History E. Roger Owen...
This image, combined with the perception of Harvard as refusing to promote from within, can be deterrent to prospective female academics, Hernquist says...
...Hernquist were a woman beginning a career, Hernquist says he might favor an institution like Berkeley—which has a reputation for a fairly painless tenure process. “Having a choice like that to me would seem like a no-brainer...
...Hernquist acknowledges the difficulty in trying to change people’s perspectives about the culture at Harvard. “I can only make the promise that the reputation is going to change in the future,” Huth says...