Word: hernquist
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...have an initiative as part of the Allston development committee for a Center for Cosmic Origins, which would look at biological development from an astronomic perspective,” said Astronomy Department Chair Lars Hernquist. “I think there is a lot of interest on the part of Harvard...
Narayanamurti and Hernquist both pointed to several initiatives currently underway in the CfA—particularly discussions for Harvard’s participation in the construction of a new giant Magellan telescope—as examples of the direction in which the field is heading...
...Hernquist, chair of the astronomy department, is not optimistic about resolving the joint-hires issue...
...Hernquist, who has crossed paths with Alcock several times in their scientific careers but was not part of the search committee, said the appointment was good news for the department...
...We’re kind of in an unusual situation,” Hernquist says. “In a sense, it’s a good thing there’s no retirement age…but I can imagine there are other departments where this would be an issue...