# Priyamvada Natarajan

> Priyamvada "Priya" Natarajan is a theoretical astrophysicist, Chair of the department of astronomy and professor of physics at Yale University. She is noted for her work in mapping dark matter and dark energy, particularly in gravitational lensing and in models describing the assembly and accretion histories of supermassive black holes. She authored the book Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the Cosmos. She has been featured on shows such as Black Hole Apocalypse on PBS, showcasing her work and background.

*Indian astronomer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/priyamvada-natarajan

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1969
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.7 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 12.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/SheerPriya (@SheerPriya)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.astro.yale.edu/priya/

## Sources
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fb761603-f2fd-45a7-8e19-b786c808a333)
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- [Priyamvada Natarajan](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priyamvada_Natarajan)
- [Priyamvada Natarajan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priyamvada_Natarajan)
- [Priyamvada Natarajan](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priyamvada_Natarajan)
- [Priyamvada Natarajan](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priyamvada_Natarajan)
- [Priyamvada Natarajan](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priyamvada_Natarajan)
- [פריאמוואדה נטרג'אן](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%95%D7%90%D7%93%D7%94_%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%92'%D7%90%D7%9F)
- [प्रियंवदा नटराजन](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8)
- [ಪ್ರಿಯಂವದ(ಪ್ರಿಯಾ) ನಟರಾಜನ್](https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%A6(%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%BE)_%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%9F%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%9C%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%8D)
- [പ്രിയംവദ നടരാജൻ](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%82%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%A6_%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9C%E0%B5%BB)
- [Натараян, Приямвада](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%BD%2C_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BC%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0)
- [பிரியம்வதா நடராஜன்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D)
- [ప్రియంవద నటరాజన్](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%AA%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%AF%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%A6_%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%9F%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%9C%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%8D)
- [Пріямвада Натараян](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D1%96%D1%8F%D0%BC%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%BD)
- [پریم ودا نٹراجن](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85_%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A7_%D9%86%D9%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%86)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7246496)

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