#  Former Senior Fellows 

 



##  Former Senior Fellows 

The Rowland Senior Fellows are scientists who joined the Institute at its inception under the leadership of Edwin H. Land. When the Rowland Institute merged with Harvard University in 2002, these researchers became Rowland Senior Fellows and they continued their research platforms at the Institute.



 

 

 

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  [### Howard Berg, PhD

 ](/directory/howard-berg-ph-d-b-1934-d-2021)Rowland Senior Fellow, 1981 - 2021

(b. 1934 - d. 2021)

 

 

 

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   [### James Foley, PhD

 ](/directory/james-foley) <foley@rowland.harvard.edu>Rowland Senior Fellow, 1981 - 2014

 

 

 

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   [### Joel Parks, PhD

 ](/directory/joel-parks)Rowland Senior Fellow, 1981 - 2016

(b. 1936 – d. 2024)

 

 

 

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