The History of the Universe

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I earned my Ph.D. in astrophysics from Indiana University Bloomington, in December 1991, becoming the USA’s first Black female theoretical astrophysicist.  But, more important, I am the first person to successfully work out the Penrose mechanism to extract energy from the ergosphere of a rotating black hole using Einstein’s Theory of General and Special Relativity (R. K. Williams 1995, Physical Review D, 51, No. 10, 5387-5427; see also articles below).  This work shows that Kerr (rotating) black holes are capable of providing the energy of quasars and other active galactic nuclei.

I am a Research Assistant Professor of Astrophysics (2008-?) at The University of Toledo (UT).  I am a former Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy (2006-2009) at UT and formerly an Associate Professor of Astrophysics and Director of the Center for Women and Science at Bennett College (1998-2001).  I was previously (beginning in January 1997) a Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics at North Carolina A & T (NCAT) State University.  I am formerly an Assistant Scientist at the University of Florida (1997-2004), collaborating with Dr. Henry Kandrup, my postdoctoral advisor.  I was a Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Florida (1993-1996).

www.revakaywilliams.com

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