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Jedidah C. Isler is an American astrophysicist, educator, and an active advocate for diversity in STEM. She became the first African-American woman to complete her PhD in astrophysics at Yale in 2014. She is currently an assistant professor of astrophysics at Dartmouth College.
- United States
- Astrophysics
- Yale University's first African-American woman to earn a PhD in Astrophysics
Dr. Jedidah Isler is an astrophysicist, educator, futurist, policy-maker, and strategist dedicated to using science and technology as a tool for social justice. A proud double-HBCU graduate (NSU & Fisk!), she became the first African American woman to complete her Ph.D. in astrophysics at Yale University.
Jedidah Isler dreamt of becoming an astrophysicist since she was a young girl, but the odds were against her: At that time, only 18 black women in the United States had ever earned a PhD in a physics-related discipline.
Astrophysicist. JedidahIslerPhD.com @JedidahIslerPhD. TED Speaker. TED Fellow. Jedidah Isler studies blazars — supermassive hyperactive black holes that emit powerful jet streams. They are the universe’s most efficient particle accelerators, transferring energy throughout galaxies.
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Explorer Since 2016. Jedidah Isler. Observational Astrophysicist. Dr. Jedidah Isler is a lifelong explorer, an award-winning astrophysicist, and a nationally recognized speaker and advocate for inclusive science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy. My research focuses on understanding how Nature does particle acceleration. I use blazars –supermassive black holes at the centers of massive galaxies that “spin up” jets of particles moving at nearly the speed of light – as my laboratory.
