Andrew Saydjari has been awarded the International Astronomical Union’s (IAU) Ph.D. Prize (from Division H: Interstellar Matter and Local Universe) for his thesis entitled, “Statistical Models of the Spatial, Kinematic, and Chemical Complexity of Dust,” Courtesy Andrew Saydjari
Andrew Saydjari, shown here with the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), works to make maps of the galaxy that tell scientists exactly where we are and how our galaxy is moving. He does this by extracting as much information as possible from large surveys like DESI, removing the noise and turning chaos into order. Courtesy Andrew Saydjari