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So it’s the start of the new semester and you’ve got a full load of classes. You tell yourself that this semester will be different. This semester, you will get an A in your physics classes. So what’s the secret to doing well in physics classes? Here are my top […]
After a grueling week in which we submitted 5 observing proposals, what are we thinking about now? The next set of proposals of course! Why is this? Who among us will take a moment and celebrate our accomplishments? I suspect very few of us. Marie Curie, one of the most […]
In the heart of many galaxies lurk monstrous black holes with masses from a million to over 1 billion times the mass of the Sun. While the origins of black holes with masses up to a few tens of the mass of the sun are understood to be formed through […]
Before I actually became a scientist, I somehow imagined that great scientific ideas happen in quiet solitude -that somehow ideas just arrive into one’s mind and flow onto the page. While this may happen, I have come to realize that effective communication between people is vital in scientific careers. I […]
Welcome to the Black Hole Galaxy Connection Group of George Mason University! We conduct an active research program in the D.C. area aimed at understanding the origin of supermassive black holes, their growth, and how they are connected to the host galaxies in which they reside. We conduct both theoretical […]