Awarded the Prize "for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy."

Female, American Astronomer. Born on June 16, 1965 in New York, NY, USA. Dr. Ghez received her bachelors degree in physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1987 and her PhD in physics from California Institute of Technology in 1992. Currently she is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles.