Project Reason Trustees / Advisory Board

Lawrence Krauss

Lawrence M. Krauss is Foundation Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration and Physics Departments, Associate Director of the Beyond Center, Co-Director of the Cosmology Initiative and Director of the Origins Initiative at Arizona State University, which will explore questions ranging from the origin of the Universe to the origins of human culture and cognition.  The author of 7 popular books including international bestseller, The Physics of Star Trek, and the award winning, Atom, and his newest book, Hiding in the Mirror: The Mysterious Allure of Extra Dimensions from Plato to String Theory and Beyond, Krauss is also a radio commentator and essayist for newspapers such as the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, and has written a regular biweekly column for New Scientist, and appears regularly on television, and has bridged the gap with popular culture with such activities as performing with the Cleveland Orchestra, and being a judge at the Sundance Film Festival. At the same time he is a highly regarded international leader in cosmology and astrophysics, and is the author of over 250 scientific papers and has been awarded the highest awards of the American Physical Society, the American Association of Physics Teachers, and the American Institute of Physics.  He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is co-chair of the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.