Sarah Pappert, a Ph.D. candidate in astrophysics, has been awarded the 2026 Zonta Women in STEM Award.

Chile, Germany

Who

Sarah Pappert, Prof. Dr. Reinhard Genzel, Prof. Dr. Frank Eisenhauer

What

When

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:30:01 GMT · 3h 23m ago

Where

Chile, Germany ·

Why

The award recognizes outstanding achievements by young women in STEM fields, and Pappert's research focuses on supermassive black holes and astronomical instruments for the Extremely Large Telescope.

The Frontline Impact

How this affects you

This award highlights the contributions of young women in STEM and provides Sarah Pappert a platform to inspire more people, especially girls and young women, to pursue science. Her work in astrophysics, including the development of instruments for the Extremely Large Telescope in Chile, contributes to understanding the universe's past and the evolution of galaxies and black holes.

Story chain

1 event in this thread

No related history yet - this is the origin event.

Verified Sources & Citations

Phys.org
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-qa-supermassive-black-holes.html
HIGH

Credibility ratings reflect the AI ingestion pipeline's assessment of source provenance.