Kareem El-Badry Wins Packard Fellowship

Kareem El-Badry, associate professor of astronomy at Caltech, has been selected as one of 20 Packard Fellows for 2026. The Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering provide just under $990,000 in unrestricted funds for early career researchers to use over a five-year period. Much of El-Badry’s work involves uncovering hidden populations of black holes.