WISE Extreme Galaxies and Black Holes Infrared Survey
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leicester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
The WISE infrared survey has covered the whole sky and highlighted some of the most dramatically powerful galaxies that have ever been seen.
By investigating the distribution and properties of the objects that WISE catalogued, including the active galaxies that have the most powerfully growing blackholes, the project student will develop new insight into the environments in which the most active galaxies formed, and about their nature, to challenge ideas about the growth and lifetime of rapidly starbursting galaxies, and supermassive blackholes in the Universe.
By investigating the distribution and properties of the objects that WISE catalogued, including the active galaxies that have the most powerfully growing blackholes, the project student will develop new insight into the environments in which the most active galaxies formed, and about their nature, to challenge ideas about the growth and lifetime of rapidly starbursting galaxies, and supermassive blackholes in the Universe.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Andrew Blain (Primary Supervisor) | |
| Jordan Penney (Student) |
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST/N504117/1 | 01/10/2015 | 31/03/2021 | |||
| 1648464 | Studentship | ST/N504117/1 | 01/10/2015 | 31/03/2019 | Jordan Penney |
| Description | Departmental Talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussed findings of paper with research group before submission of paper into journal. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Discussion in AGN group in Department |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussed findings from start of second project with rest of department as part of a weekly presentation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Public Research Talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Discussed research to general public and other researchers in departments of the University of Leicester in an Explain your PhD in a Pub. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |