Yale Scientists Elected as American Physical Society Fellows

Two Yale faculty members, Priyamvada Natarajan and Charles Ahn, were recently inducted into The American Physical Society (APS).

Priyamvada Natarajan, professor of astronomy, was selected "for key contributions to two of the most challenging problems in cosmology: mapping dark matter and tracing the accretion history of black holes. Her work using gravitational lensing techniques has provided a deeper understanding of the granularity of dark matter in clusters of galaxies. She has developed theoretical models to describe the assembly and accretion history of black holes."

Charles Ahn, recently named the William K. Lanman Jr. Professor of Applied Physics and professor of physics, was selected "for the elucidation of novel behavior in complex materials subjected to intense ferroelectric fields, and for seminal contributions to the understanding of nanoscale interfacial phenomena in complex oxides."