Sera Markoff
Sera Markoff (born July 6, 1971 in Minneapolis , USA) is an American astrophysicist and physics professor at the University of Amsterdam .
Career
Sera Markoff studied physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , where she completed her bachelor's degree in 1993. In 1996 she earned her Masters Degree in Physics from the University of Arizona in Theoretical Astrophysics. There she did her doctorate, also in the field of theoretical astrophysics, in 2000.
research
Markoff's research focuses on the boundary between astrophysics and particle physics . In particular, she deals with the processes in the immediate vicinity of compact objects such as black holes . She is a member of a number of large research collaborations: the Low-Frequency ARay ( LOFAR ), the Cherenkov Telescope Array, and the Event Horizon Telescope .
She was one of four representatives of the Event Horizon Telescope group who announced at a press conference on April 10, 2019 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC that the group had succeeded in capturing the first picture of a black hole, namely the super-massive black Loches in the center of the elliptical galaxy Messier 87 .
Awards and honors
- Appointment as editor of the journal Astroparticle Physics
- Beatrice M. Tinsley Centennial Visiting Professorship University of Texas at Austin 2015
- Fellow of the American Physical Society 2014
- VICI Award 2015
- VIDI Personal Career Award 2007
Web links
- https://www.seramarkoff.com/ - Sera Markoff's website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dr. Sera Markoff - AcademiaNet .
- ↑ a b c d e Curriculum Vitae . Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ^ First-ever picture of a black hole unveiled . April 10, 2019.
- ↑ Sarah Kaplan and Joel Achenbach: "See a black hole for the first time in a historic image from the Event Horizon Telescope" on Washingtonpost.com, April 10, 2019. Last accessed: 2019-04-14
- ^ New Editors for Astroparticle Physics . Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ↑ Universiteit van Amsterdam: Astronomer Sera Markoff appointed Fellow of the American Physical Society - University of Amsterdam ( en ) August 1, 2015.
- ↑ Vici awards 2015 . Retrieved April 13, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Markoff, Sera |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Minneapolis , USA |