UWM Faculty Receives Prestigious Award from the APS

Distinguished Professor Patrick R. Brady (UWM Department of Physics & Astronomy) was recently chosen as the 2026 recipient of the Richard A. Isaacson Award in Gravitational-Wave Science, presented by the American Physical Society (APS).

The award is presented annually. Professor Brady was chosen, “[f]or trailblazing work in gravitational wave data analysis techniques, computing, and cyberinfrastructure, and for leadership in gravitational wave science that enables multi-messenger astronomy with gravitational wave observations.”

The full details of the award can be found on the Honors and Award Winners page of the American Physical Society website.

Congratulations, Patrick!

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