Priyamvada Natarajan
Priya Natarajan | |
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Natarajan at KITP, Santa Barbara | |
| Born | 1969 (age 55–56) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | MIT, University of Cambridge, Trinity College, Institute of Astronomy |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cosmology, theoretical astrophysics |
| Institutions | Yale University (professor) |
Priyamvada (Priya) Natarajan is a theoretical astrophysicist and professor in the departments of astronomy and physics at Yale University. She is noted for her work in mapping dark matter and dark energy, particularly in gravitational lensing and in models describing the assembly and accretion histories of supermassive black holes. She authored the book Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the Cosmos. She has been featured on shows such as Black Hole Apocalypse on PBS, showcasing her work and background.