Kris Pardo
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
I am a cosmologist who focuses on developing tests of fundamental physics theories with astrophysical data. Most of my work has focused on gravitational waves and dark matter. I am currently an Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Southern California.
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Caroline Herschel was England's first female professional astronomer, but still lacks name recognition two centuries later
By Kris Pardo published
Caroline Herschel, the first English professional female astronomer, made contributions to astronomy that are still important to the field today.
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