Jedidah Isler
ůJedidah Isler is an American astrophysicist, educator, and an active advocate for diversity in STEM. She became the first African-American woman to complete her PhD in astrophysics at Yale in 2014. She is currently an assistant professor of astrophysics at Dartmouth College. Her research explores the physics of blazars (hyperactive supermassive black holes) and examines the jet streams emanating from them.
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[edit]- I love space, period. Hands down, I think the night sky is one of the most beautiful things in the universe. Learning about space was sort of the thing that I did when I was a kid. And then I found black holes, and life was different.
- I think one of the biggest problems we have yet to solve is how to truly make sure that the science and technology ecosystem is open, welcoming, and accessible to all
- When I came home from school as a girl and said I wanted to study astrophysics, my mother convinced me it was not a ludicrous goal, that in fact I could do it, and she would help me get there.
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