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1926–1940: Frederick Saunders
1940–1944: Edwin Kemble
1944–1948: John Van Vleck
1948–1952: Otto Oldenberg
1952–1955: Kenneth Bainbridge
1955–1959: Curry Street
1959–1965: William Preston
1965–1968: Wendell Furry
1968–1972: Robert Pound
1972–1975: Paul Martin
1975–1978: Michael Tinkham
1978–1982: Karl Strauch
1982–1985: Richard Wilson
1985–1988: Francis Pipkin
1988–1991: Bertrand Halperin
1991–1994: Howard Georgi
1994–1997: Gary Feldman
1997–2000: David Nelson
2000–2003: Gerald Gabrielse
2003–2006: John Huth
2006–2010: Christopher Stubbs
2010–present: Melissa Franklin

Faculty and Postdocs

1899–1954: Theodore Lyman
- 1899–1901: Assistant in Physics
- 1902–1907: Instructor in Physics
- 1907–1917: Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1917–1921: Professor of Physics
- 1921–1926: Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy
- 1926–1954: Emeritus Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy
1903–1956: George Pierce
- 1903–1907: Instructor in Physics
- 1907–1917: Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1917–1921: Professor of Physics
- 1921–1940: Rumford Professor of Physics
- 1940–1956: Emeritus Professor of Physics
1904–1961: Percy Bridgman
- 1904–1913: Assistant in Physics
- 1913–1919: Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1919–1926: Professor of Physics
- 1926–1950: Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy
- 1950–1954: Higgins University Professor
- 1954–1961: Higgins University Professor, Emeritus
1910–1916: Robert Kent, Assistant in Physics
1911–1917: David Webster II
- 1911–1915: Assistant in Physics
- 1915–1917: Instructor in Physics
1916–1978: James Conant
- 1916–1929: Professor of Chemistry
- 1929–1933: Emory Professor of Organic Chemistry
- 1933–1953: President
- 1953–1978: Emeritus President
1919–1920: H. Marston Morse, Benjamin Pierce Instructor in Mathematics
1919–1963: Frederick Saunders
- 1919–1923: Associate Professor of Physics
- 1923–1941: Professor of Physics
- 1941–1963: Emeritus Professor of Physics
1919–1984: Edwin Kemble
- 1919–1957: Instructor to Professor of Physics
- 1957–1984: Emeritus Professor of Physics
1921–1925: Robert Mulliken, NRC Fellow
1922–1923: Gregory Breit, National Research Fellow
1922–1923: John Van Vleck, Instructor in Physics
1923–1925: Samuel Allison, National Research Fellow
1924–1930: John Slater
- 1924–1926: Instructor in Physics
- 1926–1929: Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1929–1930: Associate Professor of Physics
1925–1926: Tracy Thomas, NRC Fellow in Mathematics
1926–1935: H. Marston Morse
- 1926–1928: Assistant Professor
- 1928–1929: Associate Professor
- 1929–1935: Professor
1927–1928: J. Robert Oppenheimer, NRC Fellow
1928–1930: Edward Hill, NRC Fellow in Physics
1929–1930: John Kirkwood, National Research Fellow
1930–1935: Oscar Rice, Instructor in Chemistry
1930–1982: George Kistiakowsky
- 1930–1937: Assistant to Associate Professor
- 1937–1971: Professor
- 1971–1982: Emeritus Professor of Chemistry
1932–1935: Bernhard Haurwitz, Research Associate, Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
1932–1976: Donald Menzel
- 1932–1935: Assistant Professor of Astronomy
- 1935–1938: Associate Professor of Astrophysics
- 1938–1971: Professor of Astrophysics
- 1956–1971: Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy
- 1971–1976: Emeritus Professor of Astrophysics and Emeritus Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy
1932–1989: J. Curry Street
- 1932–1970: Instructor to Professor of Physics
- 1970–1976: Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics
- 1976–1989: Emeritus Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics
1932–1992: A. Francis Birch
- 1932–1937: Research Associate in Geophysics
- 1937–1943: Research Associate in Geophysics
- 1943–1946: Associate Professor of Geology
- 1946–1949: Professor of Geology
- 1949–1974: Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology
- 1974–1992: Sturgis Hooper Emeritus Professor of Geology
1933–1935: Eugene Feenberg, Instructor in Physics
1933–1936: Richard Tousey, Instructor in Physics
1934–1941: David Griggs, Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
1934–1980: John Van Vleck
- 1934–1951: Professor of Physics
- 1951–1957: Dean, Engineering and Applied Physics
- 1951–1969: Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy
- 1969–1980: Emeritus Professor Mathematics and Natural Philosophy
1934–1984: Wendell Furry
- 1934–1962: Instructor to Associate Professor of Physics
- 1962–1984: Professor to Emeritus Professor of Physics
1934–1996: Kenneth Bainbridge
- 1934–1946: Assistant Professor to Professor of Physics
- 1946–1961: Professor of Physics
- 1961–1975: Leverett Professor of Physics
- 1975–1996: Emeritus Leverett Professor of Physics
1935–1937: Chauncey Starr, Coffin Fellow and Research Fellow in Physics
1935–1938: John Bardeen, Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
1936–1938: James Fisk, Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
1936–1938: Alfred Nier, NRC Fellow
1936–1940: Stanislaw Ulam
- 1936–1939: Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
- 1939–1940: Lecturer
1938–1939: Lyman Spitzer Jr., NRC Fellow
1938–1997: Edward Purcell
- 1938–1949: Instructor to Associate Professor of Physics
- 1949–1960: Professor of Physics
- 1960–1980: Gerhard Gade University Professor
- 1980–1997: Emeritus Professor of Physics
1940–1941: Harvey Brooks, Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
1940–1998: Howard Emmons
- 1940–1983: Assistant Professor to Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- 1983–1998: Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering
1941–1941: Irving Segal, Instructor in Mathematics
1941–1942: Walter Elsasser, Research Associate, Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
1941–1942: James Fletcher, Special Research Associate, Cruft Laboratory
1943–1945: Carson Jeffries, Researcher, Radio Research Laboratory
1943–2006: George Mackey
- 1943–1946: Instructor in Mathematics
- 1946–1956: Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
- 1956–1969: Professor of Mathematics
- 1969–1985: Landon T. Clay Professor of Mathematics
- 1985–2006: Landon T. Clay Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
1944–1946: George Carrier, Research Associate, School of Engineering
1945–1972: Julian Schwinger
- 1945–1966: Associate Professor to Professor of Physics
- 1966–1972: Higgins Professor of Physics
1945–2010: Robert Pound
- 1945–1948: Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
- 1948–1968: Assistant Professor to Professor of Physics
- 1968–1989: Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics
- 1989–2010: Mallinckrodt Emeritus Professor of Physics
1946–1947: Nicolaas Bloembergen, Assistant in Physics
1946–1947: Robert R. Wilson, Associate Professor of Physics
1946–1949: Léon Brillouin, Professor of Physics
1946–1949: Menahem Schiffer, Research Lecturer
1947–1949: James Fisk, Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics
1947–2011: Norman Ramsey
- 1947–1950: Associate Professor of Physics
- 1950–1966: Professor of Physics
- 1966–1987: Higgins Professor of Physics
- 1987–2011: Higgins Professor of Physics Emeritus
1948–1950: Walter Kohn, Instructor of Physics
1949–1950: Robert Gomer, AEC Fellow in Chemistry
1949–1951: Lewis Branscomb
- 1949–1951: Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
- 1950–1951: Instructor in Physics
1949–present: Nicolaas Bloembergen
- 1949–1951: Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
- 1951–1957: Associate Professor of Applied Physics
- 1957–1980: Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics
- 1974–1980: Rumford Professor of Physics
- 1980–1990: Gerhard Gade University Professor
- 1990–present: Emeritus Professor of Physics
1950–2004: Harvey Brooks
- 1950–1975: Professor of Applied Physics
- 1957–1975: Dean, Division of Engineering and Applied Physics
- 1975–1986: Professor of Applied Physics and Technology and Public Policy
- 1986–2004: Benjamine Pierce Emeritus Professor of Technology and Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government; and Gordon McKay Emeritus Professor of Applied Physics
1951–1954: Richard Diamond, Instructor in Chemistry
1952–2002: George Carrier
- 1952–1972: Gordon McKay Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- 1972–1988: T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Applied Mathematics
- 1988–2002: T. Jefferson Coolidge Emeritus Professor of Applied Mathematics
1952–present: Roy Glauber
- 1952–1954: Lecturer and Bayard Cutting Fellow for Research in Physics
- 1954–1956: Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1956–1961: Associate Professor of Physics
- 1962–1976: Professor of Physics
- 1976–present: Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics
1955–1958: George Benedek
- 1955–1957: Research Fellow
- 1957–1958: Lecturer in Solid State Physics
1955–1960: William Raney
- 1955–1956: Research Fellow in Acoustics
- 1956–1960: Assistant Professor of Applied Physics
1956–1957: Allan Cormack, Research Fellow
1956–present: Tai Tsun Wu
- 1956–1959: Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
- 1959–1966: Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Applied Physics
- 1966–present: Godon McKay Professor of Applied Physics
1957–1958: Stanley Deser, Lecturer in Physics
1957–present: Paul Martin
- 1957–1982: Assistant Professor to Professor of Physics
- 1977–1998: Dean, Division of Engineering and Applied Science
- 1982–present: John H. Van Vleck Professor of Pure and Applied Physics
- 1998–2004: Dean, Research and Information Technology
1958–1960: Richard Brewer, Instructor
1959–1962: Kenneth Wilson, Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
1959–1966: Daniel Kleppner
- 1959–1960: Research Fellow in Physics
- 1960–1966: Instructor to Assistant Professor of Physics
1961–1963: John Armstrong, Research Fellow in Applied Physics
1961–2007: Sidney Coleman
- 1961–1963: Corning Glass Research Fellow
- 1963–1969: Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Physics
- 1969–2003: Professor of Physics
- 2003–2006: Donner Professor of Science
- 2006–2007: Professor Emeritus of Physics
1963–1967: Arthur Bienenstock, Assistant Professor of Engineering and Applied Physics
1964–1966: Stephen Adler, Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
1966–1967: Anthony Leggett, Research Associate
1966–1969: David Gross, Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
1966–1969: Roman Jackiw, Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
1966–2000: Sheldon Glashow
- 1966–1978: Professor of Physics
- 1979–2000: Higgins Professor of Physics
- 1987–1992: Mellon Professor of Science
1966–2010: Michael Tinkham
- 1966–1980: Professor of Physics
- 1980–2010: Rumford Research Professor of Physics
1967–1969: Curtis Callan, Assistant Professor of Physics
1967–1974: Malcolm Beasley
- 1967–1969: Research Fellow in Engineering and Applied Physics
- 1969–1972: Assistant Professor of Applied Physics
- 1973–1974: Associate Professor of Applied Physics
1967–1974: Hendrik Bode, Gordon McKay Professor of Systems Engineering
1967–present: Arthur Jaffe
- 1967–1970: Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Physics
- 1970–1973: Professor of Physics
- 1973–1985: Professor of Mathematics
- 1985–present: Landon T. Clay Professor of Mathematics and Theoretical Science
1967–present: Alexander Dalgarno
- 1967–1972: Professor of Astronomy
- 1972–present: Phillips Professor of Astronomy
1968–1969: Joseph Taylor Jr., Research Fellow and Lecturer in Astronomy, Harvard College Observatory
1970–1977: Noel Clark
- 1970–1973: Research Fellow in Engineering and Applied Physics
- 1973–1977: Assistant Professor of Applied Scoemce
1970–1978: Robert Meyer
- 1970–1971: Research Fellow and Lecturer
- 1971–1978: Assistant Professor to Professor, Applied Physics
1971–1971: Thomas Gallagher, Research Associate, Physics
1971–1974: Christopher McKee, Assistant Professor of Astrophysics
1971–1977: Helen Quinn
- 1971–1972: Honorary Research Fellow
- 1972–1976: Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1976–1977: Associate Professor of Physics
1971–present: Howard Georgi
- 1971–1973: Research Fellow
- 1973–1976: Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
- 1976–1980: Associate Professor of Physics
- 1980–1992: Professor of Physics
- 1992–present: Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics
1972–1973: Marc Kastner, Research Fellow, Division of Engineering and Applied Physics
1973–1981: Riccardo Giacconi, Professor of Astronomy and Associate Director, High Energy Astrophysics Division, Center for Astrophysics
1973–1983: Steven Weinberg, Higgins Professor of Physics
1974–1975: Thomas Spencer, Fellow
1974–1977: H. David Politzer, Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
1974–1983: Margaret Geller
- 1974–1976: Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
- 1976–1978: Research Fellow, Harvard College Observatory
- 1978–1980: Research Associate, Harvard College Observatory
- 1980–1983: Assistant Professor
1975–present: David R. Nelson
- 1975–1978: Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
- 1978–1980: Associate Professor of Physics
- 1980–present: Professor of Physics and Applied Physics
- 2004–present: Arthur K. Solomon Professor of Biophysics
1976–1980: Edward Witten
- 1976–1977: Postdoctoral Fellow
- 1977–1980: Junior Fellow, Harvard Society of Fellows
1976–present: Bertrand Halperin
- 1976–1992: Professor of Physics
- 1992–present: Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy
1977–1980: S. James Gates, Jr., Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
1977–1986: Robert Rosner
- 1977–1978: Instructor in Astronomy
- 1978–1983: Assistant Professor of Astronomy
- 1983–1986: Associate Professor of Astronomy
1978–1981: Paul Steinhardt, Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
1980–1983: Mark Wise, Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
1982–1984: Joseph Polchinski, Research Associate
1984–1987: Ann E. Nelson, Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
1984–1990: Alan Guth, Physicist, Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
1985–1989: Marjorie Shapiro
- 1985–1987: Research Associate
- 1987–1989: Assistant Professor of Physics
- 1989–1989: Loeb Associate Professor of Physics
1985–present: Cumrun Vafa
- 1985–1988: Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
- 1988–1990: Associate Professor of Physics
- 1990–2003: Professor of Physics
- 2003–present: Donner Professor of Science
1986–present: Lewis Branscomb
- 1986–1988: Professor of Public Service, John F. Kennedy School of Government
- 1988–1994: Albert Pratt Public Service Professor, John F. Kennedy School of Government
- 1994–1996: Aetna Professor in Public Policy and Corporate Management, John F. Kennedy School of Government
- 1996–present: Aetna Professor in Public Policy and Corporate Management Emeritus, John F. Kennedy School of Government
1987–present: Gerald Gabrielse
- 1987–2003: Professor of Physics
- 2003–present: George Vasmer Leverett Professor of Physics
1990–1991: Lisa Randall, Junior Fellow, Society of Fellows
1993–present: John Huth
- 1993–2007: Professor of Physics
- 2007–present: Donner Professor of Science
1993–present: Robert Frosch, Senior Research Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government
1994–present: Robert W. Wilson, Senior Scientist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
1996–present: John Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government
1997–2001: Juan Maldacena
- 1997–1997: Visiting Associate Professor
- 1998–1998: Thomas D. Cabot Associate Professor
- 1999–2001: Professor of Physics
1999–present: David Weitz
- 1999–2005: Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics and Physics
- 2005–present: Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and Applied Physics
- 2006–present: Professor of Systems Biology
2001–present: Lisa Randall, Professor of Physics
2003–present: Christopher Stubbs, Professor of Physics and Astronomy
2009–present: Andrew Strominger
- 2009–2010: Professor of Physics
- 2010–present: Gwill E. York Professor of Physics
2009–present: Cherry Murray, Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

PhDs

1900: Theodore Lyman
1900: George Pierce
1908: Percy Bridgman
1913: Joseph Slepian
1913: David Webster II
1914: Farrington Daniels
1916: James Conant
1917: Edwin Kemble
1917: F. Wheeler Loomis
1917: H. Marston Morse
1922: John Van Vleck
1923: John Slater
1930: Gerald Almy
1932: A. Francis Birch
1933: Eugene Feenberg
1933: Richard Tousey
1938: Howard Emmons
1938: Edward Purcell
1940: Harvey Brooks
1942: George Mackey
1947: Rolf Landauer
1948: Kenneth Case
1948: Walter Kohn
1948: George Pake
1949: Philip Anderson
1949: Richard Bersohn
1949: Lewis Branscomb
1949: Rodney Cool
1949: Roy Glauber
1949: Herbert Gutowsky
1949: Charles Slichter
1950: Bryce DeWitt
1950: Eugen Merzbacher
1950: Allan Sachs
1952: George Watkins
1953: Richard Arnowitt
1953: George Benedek
1953: Stanley Deser
1954: Francis Chen
1954: Gordon MacDonald
1954: Paul Martin
1956: Tai Tsun Wu
1958: Alan Fowler
1958: Peter Sorokin
1959: Martin Blume
1959: Manuel Cardona
1959: Sheldon Glashow
1959: Daniel Kleppner
1960: Harold Furth
1960: Leo Kadanoff
1960: Tony Maxworthy
1961: John Armstrong
1961: John Bahcall
1961: N. David Mermin
1962: Arthur Bienenstock
1962: Pierre Hohenberg
1963: Alexander Fetter
1963: Yuen-Ron Shen
1964: E. Norval Fortson
1967: Barry McCoy
1967: H. Eugene Stanley
1968: Norton Lang
1968: David Pritchard
1968: Joseph Taylor Jr.
1969: David Chandler
1969: Thomas Lubensky
1970: Robert Meyer
1970: David Wineland
1971: Thomas Gallagher
1971: Jerry Gollub
1973: Erick Weinberg
1974: H. David Politzer
1976: Robert Rosner
1978: Paul Steinhardt
1978: David Weitz
1979: Steven Kivelson
1984: Ann E. Nelson
1987: Lisa Randall
1996: Adam Riess

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