▁for ▁Theory ▁and ▁Comput ation ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁when ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁lect urer ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁she ▁joined ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Santa ▁Barbara ▁where ▁she ▁held ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Ass istant ▁Professor ▁of ▁Physics . ▁ ▁She ▁joined ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁as ▁associate ▁professor ▁of ▁astronom y ▁and ▁ast ro physics , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁holder ▁of ▁the ▁E . ▁K . ▁G und erson ▁Family ▁Chair ▁in ▁The oret ical ▁Ast ro physics ▁at ▁U C ▁Santa ▁Cruz . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Murray - Cl ay ▁received ▁the ▁Mary ▁Elizabeth ▁U hl ▁Prize ▁for ▁her ▁dis sert ation ▁work ▁done ▁while ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁K av li ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences . ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁American ▁Astronom ical ▁Society ' s ▁Helen ▁B . ▁Warner ▁Prize ▁for ▁Astronom y ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Public ▁life ▁ ▁Murray - Cl ay ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁public ▁spot light ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁after ▁B uzz feed ▁released ▁a ▁story ▁detail ing ▁astronom er ▁Geoff rey ▁Mar cy ' s ▁sexual ▁har ass ment ▁of ▁women ▁and ▁the ▁university ' s ▁apparent ▁in action , ▁ultimately ▁leading ▁to ▁Mar cy ' s ▁res