![]() ![]() She is also the author of a popular science book, How the Universe Got Its Spots: Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space. It was a runner-up for the PEN/Hemingway Award for "a distinguished book of first fiction." represents distinguished literary achievement." and the Mary Shelley Award for Outstanding Fictional Work. Her novel, A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, won the PEN/Bingham Fellowship for Writers, an award which "honors an exceptionally talented fiction writer whose debut work. Professor Levin writes and publishes for both scientific and general audiences. ![]() While in England, she also had an appointment as the first scientist-in-residence at the Ruskin School of Fine Art and Drawing at Oxford, supported by an award from the National Endowment for Science, Technology, and Arts (NESTA). ![]() Professor Levin has conducted research at the Center for Particle Astrophysics (CfPA) at University of California, Berkeley, as well as the department of applied mathematics and theoretical physics, Cambridge University, U.K. Other research topics include the cosmology of extra dimensions and string cosmology. She is also interested in the topology of the universe and the question of whether or not the universe is infinite. Professor Levin's research focuses on theories of the early universe, chaos, and black holes. Janna Levin joined the Barnard faculty in January 2004. ![]()
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