The extreme astrophysics group uses a variety of ground- and space-based observatories to study astronomical phenomena that radiate X-rays or gamma-rays, or produce relativistic particles. Some areas of attention include: accretion onto compact objects (white dwarfs, neutron stars, black holes); measuring the masses and luminosity of black holes; gamma-ray bursts and their afterglows; gravitational wave signals from distant black hole mergers; jets from neutron stars and black holes; pulsar wind nebulae and supernova remnants; and tests of General Relativity.
Faculty
| Hugh Aller | Oleg Gnedin | Mateusz Ruszkowski |
| Eric Bell | Tim McKay | Patrick Seitzer |
| Joel Bregman | Jon Miller | Monica Valluri |
| Elena Gallo |
Research Scientists & Postdocs
| Margo F. Aller | Edmund Hodges-Kluck | Rubens Reis |
| Pedro R. Capelo | Philip Hughes | Mark Reynolds |
| Nathalie Degenaar | Dipankar Maitra | Hsiang-Yi (Karen) Yang |
| Kayhan Gultekin | Brendan Miller |
Graduate Students
| Mike Anderson | Ashley King | Shannon Schmoll |
| Vivienne Baldassare | Matthew Miller | Sandor Van Wassenhove |
Image Credit: NASA/CXC/M. Weiss
