Black holes

Charles Dyer

Professor Emeritus

• Campus
  • U of T Scarborough
• Department
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Areas of Expertise

• Black holes
• Computer algebra and physics/astrophysics
• Cosmological models of the universe
• General relativity and astrophysics
• Gravitational lenses
• Optics

Office: 416-287-7279
Mobile: 416-712-4695
Email: charles.dyer@utoronto.ca
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Marten van Kerkwijk

Professor, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Faculty of Arts and Science

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Faculty of Arts & Science

Areas of Expertise

• Binaries
• Black holes
• Neutron stars; pulsars
• Stars
• stellar evolution
• stellar explosions
• Supernovae
• White dwarfs
• X-ray astronomy

Office: 416-946-7288
Home: 416-203-7137
Languages: Dutch
Website
Email: mhvk@astro.utoronto.ca
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Renée Hložek

Associate Professor, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Faculty of Arts and Science

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Faculty of Arts & Science

Areas of Expertise

• Astronomy
• Black holes
• Cosmology
• Galaxies
• Gender and diversity issues in astronomy
• Importance of women receiving a Nobel
• Large scale structure in the universe
• Radio astronomy
• Radio telescopes
• Women in STEM
• Work of Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez
• Work of Roger Penrose

Office: 416-978-4971
Mobile: 647-573-6445
Email: hlozek@dunlap.utoronto.ca
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