I first came to the
Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics (now called the
Exploration of the Universe Division )
in
NASA /
Goddard Space Flight Center in April 2002 to work with
Demosthenes Kazanas as a
National Research Council fellows.
In May 2004 I moved to the
Joint Center for Astrophysics
of the
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
and
NASA /
Goddard Space Flight Center , where I work with
Eric Perlman .
In July 2005, I became a Research Assistant Professor. Last fall I
taught a junior-level cosmology class in UMBC, and this fall I am organizing a a journal club entitled "Ideas in Astrophysics"
In my work, I devise ways for using the radiation
of active galaxies and other
cosmic sources exhibiting relativistic outflows to understand the physical
conditions in these environments. It's almost like playing Sherlock Holmes, but
you don't get to visit the scene of the crime. Still, it's a lot of fun.
Contact Information
Dr. Markos Georganopoulos
Research Assistant Professor
UMBC, Department of Physics,
Joint Center for Astrophysics
1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
tel: +1 (410) 455-8149, fax: +1 (410) 455-1072
e-mail: markos@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov
Also:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 661
Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics,
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
tel: +1 (301) 286-0993, fax: +1 (301) 286-1682