Dr. Ronald S. Gamble, Jr is an award-winning Afro-Latino Theoretical Astrophysicist researching the physics of relativistic jet emission from high-energy active galactic nuclei and their connection to Supermassive Black Holes utilizing General Relativity. He is currently a CRESST-II Visiting Assistant Research Scientist and DEIA lead at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the University of Maryland—College Park and also a NASA Cosmic Origins Research Scientist. Accompanying this, Dr. Gamble also has seven years experience in academia teaching and designing physics, mathematics, biomedical engineering, and computational science courses/curricula. His experiences span across multiple industries including higher-education, space, and defense. As a former Postdoctoral Scholar of Theoretical & Mathematical Physics for the National Strategic Research Institute; Dr. Gamble worked within the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s RD-NTE division. He is a DEIA lead for the Astrophysics Science Division at NASA Goddard. He is a recipient of the Royal Astronomical Society’s Annie Maunder Medal for outreach & public engagement, a NASA ASD Peer Award, and A New Day Foundation’s Heart of Gold and Achievement In STEM & Service To Youth. Dr. Gamble serves as the Director of Programs for the nonprofit, The Science Haven in addition to being the creator and Program Director of the NASA Cosmic Pathfinders Program.

He received his Ph.D. in Theoretical Astrophysics (2017); M.S. in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics (2014) and B.S. in Physics (2012) all from the North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. While there he held a HBGI Doctoral Fellowship, completing the first physics-related dissertation at North Carolina A&T State University entitled: On Gravitational Radiation: Nonlinear Wave Theory In A Viscoelastic Kerr-Lambda Spacetime. Dr. Gamble holds professional memberships in the American Astronomical Society, National Society of Black Physicists, National Society of Hispanic Physicists (2009-2012), and the American Physical Society. He is frequently sought after for academic and career motivation and mentoring.

Dr. Gamble is also an established oil/acrylic painter, graphic designer, and illustrator with 15 years of experience.