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Priyamvada Natarajan bags 2025 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
The $10,000 Heineman Prize celebrates Natarajan’s two decades of pioneering research, which continues to guide the field as powerful new telescopes probe the cosmos.
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Priyamvada Natarajan / Yale
Yale astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan was awarded the 2025 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics for her groundbreaking work on the unseen universe, including black holes and dark matter.
The $10,000 Heineman Prize, jointly awarded by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) and the American Institute of Physics (AIP), honors exceptional mid-career contributions to astrophysics.
Natarajan, the Joseph S. and Sophia S. Fruton Professor and chair of astronomy at Yale, is the first faculty member from the university to receive this distinction since the prize’s inception in 1980.
“I am delighted and deeply honored to be recognized by the AAS and AIP,” said Natarajan, “I have had the great fortune to be working at the frontier of astronomy and astrophysics research at this very special time, when it has been possible to put my conceptual and theoretical ideas to the test swiftly, against abundantly available data.”
“I am grateful to have had the opportunities to be able to contribute to this exciting field and want to thank all my mentors, collaborators, and colleagues who continue to inspire me,” she added.
Natarajan’s work has reshaped understanding of black holes, particularly their formation and influence on galaxy evolution. Her research using gravitational lensing to map dark matter has provided critical insights into its elusive nature.
Joining Yale’s faculty in 2000, Natarajan also directs the Franke Program in Science and the Humanities. She has received numerous accolades, including fellowships from Guggenheim and Radcliffe, and was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2024.
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