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16th Annual Kepler Scholarship
and Lectures Series Event

The Mt. San Antonio College Astronomy Department awards the Kepler Scholarships annually to outstanding students who have achieved academically, completed astronomy coursework and/or contributed toward the advancement of the college’s astronomy program.

 

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Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN)

Kepler
Distinguished
Lecturer:

Gabriela Canalizo
Professor, Physics and Astronomy Dept, UC Riverside

April 26, 2025
5:00 p.m.

The Summit | Bldg. 410-3000
Gabriela Canalizo

(2025) Gabriela Canalizo

The main focus of my research is the study of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) in the near and distant universe. AGN are centers of galaxies containing supermassive black holes (BH) that are actively accreting matter at relatively high rates. Much of the gravitational energy of the infalling material is transformed into radiative energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, making AGN some of the most powerful and luminous objects in the universe. There are many outstanding fundamental questions regarding the origins and astrophysics of AGN, such as determining the most common triggering mechanisms, the duty cycle, and the mass of the central BH. I investigate these topics through the detailed study of the environments and host galaxies of AGN, as well as establishing relationships between observable parameters in the host galaxies and fundamental parameters in their active nuclei.

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Dr. Manuel and Gloria Baca
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Kepler Scholarship and Lecturer Dinner Contributors and Attendees

 

  • Kepler Scholarship and Distinguished Lecturer Committee

    Julie Bray-Ali, Chair
    Gloria Baca
    Dr. Manuel Baca
    Denise Bailey
    Dr. Mark Boryta
    Chef Shelley Doonan
    Jessica Draper
    Michael Hood
    Linda Lundgren
    Dr. Robert Nelson
    Larry Redinger
    Heather Rookhuyzen
    Jimmy Tamayo
    John Vitullo

  • Mt. SAC Board of Trustees

    Dr. Manuel Baca
    Jay F. Chen
    Judy Chen Haggerty, Esq.
    Gary Chow
    Peter Hidalgo
    Robert F. Hidalgo
    Laura L. Santos
    César Tlatoāni Alvarado, Student Trustee
    Dr. Martha Garcia, Mt. San Antonio College President/CEO