Since Black Holes emit no light, they are hard to find. Some super-massive black holes can be found at the centers of galaxies, since gas often dribbles onto them and lights up. Other regular-sized black holes can be seen when they are part of a binary system, either from orbital motion or from dribble from their companion. Kailash Sahu and I have been pursuing a HST program to find isolated black holes that have been meandering through the Galaxy. I will report on our recent finding of an isolated BH of about 7 solar masses.

Brief Bio:

• 1986-1990: BA in Physics and French from Rice University
• 1990-1997: PhD in Astronomy from UC Berkeley
• 1997-2007: Post-doc on grant money
• 2007-present: Observatory Scientist at Space Telescope Science Institute