Natasha Abrams – 2025 Wonderfest Science Envoy

Natasha Abrams is a 4th year astrophysics PhD student at UC Berkeley, searching for black holes via gravitational microlensing. She works on photometric microlensing with large surveys, astrometric microlensing, and understanding how binaries impact our statistical understanding of the events we discover. She is passionate about pedagogy and mentorship, both in research and broader academic settings. Outside of astrophysics, she enjoys choral singing, playing board games, and reading fantasy books.