Erin Kara

Astronomers Map ‘Light Echoes’ of Newly Discovered Black Hole

Astronomers Map ‘Light Echoes’ of Newly Discovered Black Hole
Team led by UMD postdoctoral fellow reveals the environment around a relatively small black hole in unprecedented detail.
Astronomy’s Erin Kara Awarded Inaugural Neil Gehrels Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship

Astronomy’s Erin Kara Awarded Inaugural Neil Gehrels Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship
Previously known as the Joint Space-Science Institute (JSI) Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship, the fellowship was renamed in honor of JSI founding member Neil Gehrels (1952–2017).