Andrea Mia Ghez

Have you ever wondered what is in a black hole is, can you escape? ...  Andrea Mia Ghez studies black holes and knows a lot about them like, there is no way out. She uses the largest telescopes in the world. Andrea went to college at UCLA and it teaching college students there. Dr. Ghez won many awards including: MacArthur Fellowship Award, Maria Goeppert Mayer, Royal Swedish Academy of Science (she was the first woman to ever receive this award), and more. Andrea Mia Ghez is an American astronomer and she loves it.

Dr. Ghez was born June 16, 1965 in New York City. When she was growing up her favorite books were about Nancy Drew. During her teen years she’d stay up late asking herself about question about the universe and black holes.  Before even thinking about the solar system and astronomers, she wanted to be a ballerina when she lived in Chicago. She was interested by the first man on the moon when she was four.  

Andrea Mia Ghezhttps://www.google.com/search?q=andrea+m+ghez&rlz=1CAFQZI_enUS813&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi81KzJ35_eAhXsT98KHY9LDAndrea Mia Ghez is successful young woman. She even wrote a book called You Can Be A Woman Astronomer. The book contains great information on how girls can be astronomers and anyone who has the skills can be anything. She was also in several magazines. Being an astronomer is stressful sometimes Ghez says. She is very confident especially when she works on a new project. She tends to ask herself questions and try to answer them before every new topic she studies or if she does any tests on telescopes. 

Did you know Andrea has two kids? She loves watching Once Upon A Time with her two wonderful girls. Dr. Ghez loves baking cookies with her kids.  Now Ghez absolutely loves math! She practiced anywhere at anytime whenever she had free time. Now she even teaches at UCLA to students in college that are interested. She loves it! Especially when she gets to help people with the knowledge she already knows.  She also loves going to Hawaii because her favorite telescopes, the biggest telescopes, are in Hawaii.

Andrea is powerful and brave for being a woman astronomer and believing in herself. She is so talented in the work she does, especially being a mom.  Go Ghez!