"Yale Professors Priyamvada Natarajan and Akiko Iwasaki Named in TIME's 100 Most Influential List"
Priyamvada Natarajan, an Indian-origin astronomer and astrophysicist, has been named one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people of 2024 for her significant impact on astrophysics, academia, and public understanding of science. Her work focuses on supermassive black holes and their role in galaxy evolution, and she is known for bridging complex astrophysical concepts for wider audiences through her book 'Mapping the Heavens'. Natarajan's educational trajectory, from Delhi Public School to MIT and Cambridge, has shaped her into a leading figure in the field, earning her accolades and fellowships from esteemed institutions.
