HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 12 -- The University of Alabama in Huntsville issued the following news release:
UAH researcher Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti uses extremely precise measurements of pulsars and binary stars, or pairs of stars orbiting each other, to detect the subtle gravitational pull of dark matter in the Milky Way.
An astrophysicist whose research is helping scientists uncover the hidden structure of the universe has earned one of the physics community's most selective professional honors. Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti, Pei-Ling Chan Endowed Chair in the College of Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) for her innovative and sustained contributions to the un...