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Dartmouth Astrophysicist Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil Wins FirstLight Award to Hunt Dwarf Galaxies With AI

6 Nov 2026 4:34 a.m. · Source: Dartmouth College

Dartmouth astrophysicist Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil is one of five inaugural FirstLight awardees, gaining first access to a new generation of telescopes to hunt dwarf galaxies using AI.

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