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Black Holes

Black holes are regions of spacetime so dense that nothing can escape their gravitational pull - not even light. Researchers at Penn State study black holes theoretically in the context of general relativity and candidate theories for quantum gravity as well as observationally through electromagnetic and gravitational wave surveys.

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IGC members directory
Name	Role	Affiliations	Email	Phone	Office	Centers	Research topics
Shomik Adhicary	Graduate Student	Physics	sva5823@psu.edu	+1 814 865 7533	334 Whitmore Laboratory	IGC	Black Holes, Dark Matter, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics
Unnati Akhouri	Graduate Student	Physics	uja5020@psu.edu		321 Whitmore Laboratory	CMA	Black Holes
Mark Alaverdian	_	Physics	mxa895@psu.edu		204 Osmond Laboratory	IGC	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Physical Mathematics
Harshraj Bandyopadhyay	Graduate Student	Physics	hkb5238@psu.edu	+1 814 865 7533	307 Whitmore Laboratory	IGC	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves
Maitraya Bhattacharyya	Postdoc	Physics	mbb6217@psu.edu	+1 814 863 9605	314 Whitmore Laboratory	CMA	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics
Eugenio Bianchi	Faculty	Physics	exb34@psu.edu	+1 814 865 7533	315 Whitmore Laboratory	CFT	Black Holes, Loop Quantum Gravity, Mathematical Structures, Quantum Universe
Joshua Black	Graduate Student	Physics	jib38@psu.edu	+1 814 865 7533	301D Whitmore Laboratory	CTOC	Black Holes, Dark Matter
John Blakely	Undergraduate Student	Astronomy, Physics	jpb6799@psu.edu	+1 814 865 0410	Osmond Laboratory	CTOC, IGC	Black Holes, Dark Matter
W. Niel Brandt	Faculty	Astronomy, Physics	wnbrandt@gmail.com	+1 814 865 3509	514A Davey Laboratory	CTOC	Black Holes, Multimessenger Astrophysics, Quasars, Dynamic Universe
Koustav Chandra	Postdoc	Astronomy, Physics	kbc5795@psu.edu		307 Whitmore Laboratory	IGC	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics
Aurora Colter	Undergraduate Student	Math, Physics	agc5654@psu.edu			CFT, IGC	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Loop Quantum Gravity, Physical Mathematics, Quantum Universe
Abhishek Das	Graduate Student	Astronomy, ICDS, Physics	ajd6518@psu.edu		321E Thomas Building	CMA, IGC	Black Holes, Cosmic Rays, Dark Matter, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics, Neutrinos, Quasars
Arnab Dhani	Graduate Student	Physics	aud371@psu.edu	+1 814 865 7533	317 Whitmore Laboratory	IGC	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves
Laura Duffy	Graduate Student	Astronomy	lrd48@psu.edu	+1 814 865 0419	537 Davey Laboratory	CTOC	Black Holes, Quasars
Michael Eracleous	Faculty	Astronomy	mxe17@psu.edu	+1 814 863 6041	414 Davey Laboratory	CMA, CTOC	Black Holes, Multimessenger Astrophysics, Quasars, Dynamic Universe
Jacob Fields	Graduate Student	Physics	jmf6719@psu.edu		321E Whitmore Laboratory	CMA	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics
Jeysen Flores-Velázquez	Graduate Student	Astronomy, Physics	jrf6037@psu.edu	+1 3235526297	118 Osmond Laboratory	IGC	Black Holes, Dark Matter
Ish Gupta	Graduate Student	Physics	ishgupta@psu.edu	+1 814 865 7533	317 Whitmore Laboratory	IGC	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics
Eduardo Gutiérrez	Postdoc	Physics	exg5366@psu.edu	+1 814 863 9605	301B Whitmore Laboratory	IGC	Black Holes, Cosmic Rays, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics, Neutrinos
Chad Hanna	Faculty	Astronomy, ICDS, Physics	crh184@psu.edu	+1 814 865 2924	303 Whitmore Laboratory	CMA	Black Holes, Dark Matter, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics
James Kennington	Graduate Student	Physics	jwkennington@psu.edu	+1 814 865 7533	Box 66 Whitmore Laboratory	CFT	Black Holes, Dark Matter, Gravitational Waves, Mathematical Structures
Samarth Khandelwal	Undergraduate Student	Math, Physics	smk6968@psu.edu	N/A	323 Whitmore Laboratory	CFT, IGC	Black Holes, Loop Quantum Gravity, Mathematical Structures
Yuexing Li	Faculty	Astronomy	yul20@psu.edu	+1 814 867 2291	417A Davey Laboratory	CMA, CTOC	Astroinformatics, Black Holes, Multimessenger Astrophysics
Victor Liu	Graduate Student	Astronomy	vql5180@psu.edu	6467255201	537 Davey Laboratory	IGC	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics, Quasars
Niana Mohammed	Graduate Student	Astronomy	nnm5189@psu.edu	+1 814 865 0419	537 Davey Laboratory Davey Laboratory	CMA, CTOC	Black Holes, Multimessenger Astrophysics, Quasars
Pranav Narayanan	Undergraduate Student	Astronomy	psn5080@psu.edu	9432384214		IGC	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Dynamic Universe
Kyle Neumann	Graduate Student	Astronomy	kdn5172@psu.edu	(814) 865-0418	537 Davey Laboratory	IGC	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics, Dynamic Universe
Victoria Niu	Graduate Student	Physics	wmn5062@psu.edu	+1 814 865 7533	334 Whitmore Laboratory	IGC	Black Holes, Dark Matter, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics
Mary Ogborn	Graduate Student	Astronomy	mko5309@psu.edu	8148637111	8148637111 Davey Laboratory	CMA, CTOC	Black Holes, Quasars
Surendra Padamata	Graduate Student	Physics	ssp5361@psu.edu		322 Osmond Laboratory	CMA	Black Holes, Cosmic Rays, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics, Neutrinos
Daniel Paraizo	Graduate Student	Physics	dep5397@psu.edu		317 Whitmore Laboratory	CFT, IGC	Black Holes, Loop Quantum Gravity, Quantum Universe
Hamza Patwa	Graduate Student	Physics	hfp5246@psu.edu	2109519804	N/A Thomas Building	IGC	Black Holes, Mathematical Structures, Physical Mathematics, Quantum Universe
Cort Posnansky	Graduate Student	Physics	clp5773@psu.edu	+1 814 863 9605	334 Whitmore Laboratory	CMA	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics
Yi Qiu	Graduate Student	Physics	yiqiu@psu.edu	8142328268	322 Whitmore Laboratory	IGC	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics, Neutrinos
David Radice	Faculty	Astronomy, Physics	dur566@psu.edu	+1 814 865 7533	304 Whitmore Laboratory	CMA	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics, Neutrinos
Monica Rincon Ramirez	Staff	Physics	mxr463@psu.edu		307 Whitmore Laboratory	CFT, CTOC	Black Holes, Loop Quantum Gravity, Physical Mathematics, Quantum Universe
Shio Sakon	Graduate Student	ICDS, Physics	sks6461@psu.edu		321 F Whitmore Laboratory	IGC	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics
B.S. Sathyaprakash	Faculty	Astronomy, Physics	bss25@psu.edu		312 Whitmore Laboratory	CMA, CTOC	Black Holes, Dark Matter, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics
Donald Schneider	Faculty	Astronomy	dps7@psu.edu	+1 814 863 9554	508 Davey Laboratory	CTOC	Black Holes, Cosmic Surveys
Sarah Shandera	Faculty	Physics	ses47@psu.edu	+1 814 863 9595	303A Whitmore Laboratory	CFT	Black Holes, Cosmic Surveys, Dark Matter, Gravitational Waves, Quantum Universe
Jonathan Shu	Graduate Student	Physics	jds7269@psu.edu		Osmond Laboratory	CFT	Black Holes, Mathematical Structures, Quantum Universe
Steinn Sigurdsson	Faculty	Astronomy	sxs540@psu.edu	+1 814 863 6038	426 Davey Laboratory	CMA	Black Holes, Multimessenger Astrophysics, Neutrinos
Wei Leong Tee	Postdoc	Astronomy	wmt5159@psu.edu	(814) 865-0418	R115 Davey Laboratory	IGC	Black Holes, Cosmic Surveys, Quasars
Charlotte Ward	Faculty	Astronomy	cvw5890@psu.edu	2027585625	418 Davey Laboratory	IGC	Astroinformatics, Black Holes, Multimessenger Astrophysics, Quasars
Yucun Xie	Graduate Student	Physics	yzx5296@psu.edu	0000000000	114 Osmond Laboratory	IGC	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Mathematical Structures
Bojun Zhang	Graduate Student	Astronomy	bjz5234@psu.edu	8142803409	535A Davey Laboratory	IGC	Astrostatistics, Black Holes, Quasars

IGC members directory
Name	Role	Affiliations	Email	Phone	Office	Centers	Research topics
Källan Berglund	Graduate Student	Physics	kmb670@psu.edu		322 Whitmore Laboratory	CFT, IGC	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Loop Quantum Gravity
Sydney Chamberlin	Postdoc	Physics	smc6287@psu.edu			CMA	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics
Allison Colarelli	Undergraduate Student	Astronomy, Math	atc5357@psu.edu	7175982124	N/A	CFT, IGC	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Loop Quantum Gravity, Physical Mathematics
Rossella Gamba	Postdoc	Physics	rjg6040@psu.edu	N.A.	305 Whitmore Laboratory	IGC	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics
Daniel George	Undergraduate Student	Physics	dyg5236@psu.edu			CMA	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves
Anuradha Gupta	Postdoc	Physics	axg645@psu.edu			CMA	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves
James Gurian	Faculty	Astronomy	jhg5248@psu.edu		440 Whitmore Laboratory	IGC	Black Holes, Dark Matter, Gravitational Waves
Yasaman Homayouni	Postdoc	Astronomy	ybh5251@psu.edu	+1 814 865 0418	525, though working remotely until fall 2022. Davey Laboratory	CTOC	Black Holes
Ryan Magee	Graduate Student	Physics	rzm50@psu.edu			CMA	Black Holes, Dark Matter, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics
Debnandini Mukherjee	Postdoc	Physics	Debnandini.Mukherjee@ligo.org			CMA	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics
Vaishak Prasad	Postdoc	Astronomy, Physics	vaishakprasad@psu.edu	+1 (814) 280 1977	307 McAllister	IGC	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves
Alireza Rashti	Postdoc	Physics	akr6170@psu.edu	+1 814 863 9605	314 Whitmore Laboratory	IGC	Astrostatistics, Black Holes, Mathematical Structures, Multimessenger Astrophysics, Neutrinos, Physical Mathematics, Dynamic Universe
Michael Ryan	Graduate Student	Physics	mzr55@psu.edu		301C Whitmore Laboratory	CTOC	Black Holes, Dark Matter
Surabhi Sachdev	Postdoc	Physics	szs1416@psu.edu			CMA	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, Multimessenger Astrophysics
Divya Singh	Faculty	Physics	dus960@psu.edu		301 Whitmore Laboratory	IGC	Black Holes, Dark Matter, Gravitational Waves
Adrian del Rio Vega	Postdoc	Physics	axd570@psu.edu	+1 814-863-0165	307 Whitmore Laboratory	CFT	Black Holes, Gravitational Waves