Bogdanovic Named Cottrell Scholar

The first Georgia Tech Cottrell Scholar since 1999, Tamara Bogdanovic’s research, “Shedding Light on Supermassive Black Holes,” will include the development of high-resolution computer models. Utilizing existing observational data, Tamara Bogdanovic will attempt to develop a new generation of theoretical models to aid in the discovery and observation of binary supermassive black holes.

For more on the announcement see:

http://rescorp.org/awards-database/awardee/shedding-light-on-supermassive-black-holes

Author: Deirdre Shoemaker

Deirdre is the Director of the Center for Relativistic Astrophysics. Her work is on the merger of black holes and their subsequent gravitational radiation. She is a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, a fellow of the American Physical Society and the advisor of the Society of Women in Physics at GT. View all posts by Deirdre Shoemaker