Biomechanics Faculty

We employ physical, chemical and engineering principles to analyze the way organisms function and to shed light on the ecological significance and evolutionary history of organismal design. We perform both laboratory and field experiments using a range of species, from microbes to plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates.

Noel Michele Holbrook
Charles Bullard Professor of Forestry
Faculty Fellow of the Arnold Arboretum
Affiliate of Environmental Science and Engineering
Not Accepting Graduate Students for the 2027-2028 Academic Year
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George V. Lauder
Henry Bryant Bigelow Professor of Ichthyology
Curator of Ichthyology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology
Not Accepting Graduate Students for the 2027-2028 Academic Year
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L. Mahadevan
Lola England de Valpine Professor of Applied Mathematics, of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and of Physics
Faculty Dean of Mather House of Harvard College
Not Accepting Graduate Students for the 2027-2028 Academic Year
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Stephanie E. Pierce
Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology and Interim Curator of Mammalogy in the Museum of Comparative Zoology
Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology
Director of Graduate Studies
Not Accepting Graduate Students for the 2027-2028 Academic Year
Stephanie Pierce with long, blonde hair wearing a green sweater, patterned shirt, in front of grey background