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Born on June 18, 1962 in Queens, New York, United States, Lisa Randall is a writer, university teacher and theoretical physicist. As of 2026, Lisa Randall is 64 years old. Schooling on record includes Stuyvesant High School and Harvard University. Awards on record include Presidential Young Investigator Award (1992), Julius Wess Prize (2015), Fellow of the American Physical Society (2003) and 5 more.
My Take
Lisa Randall is, to me, the rare scientist who is both a frontier researcher and a brilliant communicator. From Queens to Stuyvesant to Harvard, where she now holds a named professorship, her work on the fundamental forces and the dimensions of space sits at the absolute edge of theoretical physics, and the Sakurai and Lilienfeld prizes confirm her standing among peers. What captivates me is the range: she has even written an opera libretto. I deeply admire people who can probe the universe's deepest puzzles and then translate them for the rest of us without dumbing them down.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lisa Randall
- Name (Japanese)
- リサ・ランドール
- Reading
- りさ・らんどーる
- Born
- June 18, 1962 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Tiger
- Origin
- Queens, New York, United States
- Occupation
- writer / university teacher / theoretical physicist / physicist / librettist
2. Background
- High school
- Stuyvesant High School
- University
- Harvard University
Awards & achievements
- 1992 Presidential Young Investigator Award
- 2015 Julius Wess Prize
- 2003 Fellow of the American Physical Society
- 2007 Lilienfeld Prize
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 2019 Sakurai Prize
- 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship
- 2010 Erna Hamburger Prize
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Lisa Randall born?
Born June 18, 1962 (age 64).
Where is Lisa Randall from?
Lisa Randall is from Queens, New York, United States.
What does Lisa Randall do?
Lisa Randall works as writer, university teacher, theoretical physicist, physicist, librettist.
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