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Lena Murchikova
BHI POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW ALUM; Assistant Professor
CIERA, Northwestern University
Astronomy, Physics
Biography
I am an astrophysicist working on the interface of theory and observations. My primary focus is black hole astrophysics, with a particular interest in the Milky Way’s galactic center black hole Sagittarius A* and its accretion. My research combines observational studies, data analysis algorithm development, numerical simulations, and pen-and-paper theoretical calculations.
Previously I have also worked on exoplanets, neutrino physics, and particle theory.
Honorary Affiliate: Stephen Hawking
In Memoriam
Former Honorary Affiliate
Dennis Stanton Avery and Sally Tsui Wong-Avery Director of Research, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge Physics
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