Priyamvada Natarajan

Priya Natarajan
Natarajan at KITP, Santa Barbara
Born1969 (age 5556)
Alma materMIT, University of Cambridge, Trinity College, Institute of Astronomy
Scientific career
FieldsCosmology, theoretical astrophysics
InstitutionsYale 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.