Kailash Sahu headshot
Current Member

Kailash Sahu

Funding provided by The Ambrose Monell Foundation

Affiliation

Natural Sciences

Field of Study

Astrophysics

Home Institution

Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore
Kailash Sahu's research efforts have focused on applying microlensing, transit, and relativistic deflection techniques to study exoplanets, nearby stars, and black holes. He recently reported the first unambiguous detection of a stellar-mass black hole, and measured its mass.

Dates at IAS

Member
School of Natural Sciences
current

Degrees

Physical Research Laboratory, India
Ph.D.
1985

Honors

2007
STScI Outstanding Achievement award
2006
Certificate of Excellence for Fast Recovery of HST