Turning Blindness into An Asset
Wanda Díaz-Merced changed our understanding of the Universe through sound. She is an amazing scientist and role model. She is also a blind astrophysicist who has turned her disability into an asset. With a post-doctorate from the Center for Astrophysics, a collaboration between the Smithsonian and Harvard, she continues to play a vital role in developing systems to use sounds to analyze astrophysical data.