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Jeremy Bloxham
- Harvard College Prof. and Professor of Computational Science; Mallinckrodt Prof. of Geophysics
Dean of Science, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Contact Information
| Office: | Geological Museum 201 |
| Email: | jeremy [ UNDERSCORE ] bloxham [ AT ] harvard [ DOT ] edu |
| Office Phone: | (617) 495-9517, (617) 384-9236 (assistant) |
Education
- B.A., 1982, Mathematics, Cambridge University
- M.A., 1986, Mathematics, Cambridge University
- Ph.D., 1986, Geophysics, Cambridge University
Research Areas
- Applied Mathematics: Physical and Engineering Mathematics
- Applied Physics: Oceans, Atmospheres, and Geophysics
Research Profile
First appointed to the Harvard faculty as an assistant professor in 1987, Bloxham was promoted to full professor in 1993 and assumed the Mallinckrodt chair in 2005. In 2002, he was named a Harvard College Professor, a distinction recognizing exceptional undergraduate teaching. He currently serves as the Dean of Science in Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS).
Bloxham studies how planets generate magnetic fields, a long-recognized dynamic phenomenon that is still not fully understood despite more than four centuries of scientific investigation. His research group has developed a three-dimensional numerical model that could help explain why the Earth’s magnetic field has weakened by as much as 10 percent over the past 150 years. Other interests include the application of high-performance computing and visualization to problems in geophysics.
Bloxham holds a B.A. and an M.A. in mathematics from Cambridge University, awarded in 1982 and 1986, respectively, and a Ph.D. in geophysics awarded by Cambridge University in 1986. He is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and the American Geophysical Union, and a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
Bloxham, who has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Geophysical Research and Geophysical Journal International, has received professional honors including a Packard Foundation Fellowship in 1990, the Presidential Young Investigator Award in 1991, the Macelwane Medal of the American Geophysical Union in 1994, and the Chapman Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 2001.