Avi Loeb

Harvard University Professor of Science

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Avi Loeb Biography

Abraham (Avi) Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University and a theoretical physicist who works on astrophysics and cosmology. He received a PhD in Physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel at the age of 24, led the first international project supported by the Strategic Defense Initiative, and was subsequently a long-term member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton.

Loeb has written eight books, including the New York Times bestseller "Extraterrestrial" and his follow-up, "Interstellar," and nearly a thousand papers on a wide range of topics, such as black holes, the first stars, the search for extraterrestrial life and the future of the Universe.

Loeb is the Director of the Institute for Theory and Computation within the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and also serves as the Head of the Galileo Project. He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the American Physical Society, and the International Academy of Astronautics. Previously, he was the longest serving Chair of Harvard's Department of Astronomy and the Founding Director of Harvard's Black Hole Initiative. He chaired the Advisory Committee for the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative and served as the Science Theory Director for all Initiatives of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. A former member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) at the White House, he was also a former chair of the Board on Physics and Astronomy of the National Academies and is a current member of the Advisory Board for "Einstein: Visualize the Impossible" of the Hebrew University.

In 2012, TIME magazine selected Loeb as one of the 25 most influential people in space and in 2020, he was selected among the 14 most inspiring Israelis of the last decade. In 2024, Loeb was ranked number three in publication record and impact of research among all astronomers worldwide over the past five years by ScholarGPS.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 06/20/2024.

Avi Loeb Videos

  • Author Avi Loeb on evidence of close extraterrestrial encounters
    Professor Avi Loeb is a respected astrophysicist, former chair of Harvard's Astronomy Department, and a published author. In his new book, Loeb...
  • Avi Loeb: The First Interstellar Visitor to Earth
    In late 2017, scientists at a Hawaiian observatory glimpsed an object soaring through our inner solar system, moving so quickly that it could only...
  • Avi Loeb - Extraterrestrial:: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond
    Abraham (Avi) Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University. He received a PhD in Physics from the Hebrew University of...

Avi Loeb Books

  • Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars
    Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars
  • Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth
    Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth

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