Texas Tech Astrophysicist Alessandra Corsi, Ph.D., Recognized for Pioneering Field (VIDEO)
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Alessandra Corsi, Ph.D., associate professor at Texas Tech University, is the recipient of the TAMEST 2020 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Science for her paradigm-shifting research on the merger of stars and black holes.
Dr. Corsi uncovered a "multisensory" exploration process of our universe, where gravitational waves tell part of the story and light then completes it. Utilizing data from both gravitational waves and light now allows scientists to create a comprehensive picture of the cosmic collision that occurs between neutron stars from hundreds of millions of light years away. This allows us to study previously unexplored phenomena of our universe.
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