23 March 2008

Filipina wins science award for ‘black holes’

MANILA, Philippines—Rather than be preoccupied with the flurry on Earth, 24-year-old Reinabelle Reyes has fostered a fascination for the bustle of outer space...
...A Ph.D. candidate at Princeton University in New Jersey, the Filipino astrophysicist was accorded the “Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award” at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in January...

Wow. Another Filipino milestone. Reinabelle Reyes should be accorded the same attention and honor as Manny Paquiao, don't you think?

Congratulations Rainabelle!