Stephanie La Massa
Dr. Stephanie LaMassa is a Scientist and Branch Manager of the JWST NIRISS Instrument team. Steph studies the growth and evolution of supermassive black holes and the interplay between AGN activity and star formation from a multi-wavelength perspective. Steph is also interested in understanding how highly variable AGN provide insight into black hole fueling and AGN lifetimes.
Education:
PhD in Physics and Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University
MA in Physics and Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University
BA in Astronomy and Physics, Boston University
Science Interests:
- AGN demographics revealed by multi-wavelength surveys
- Physically-motivated X-ray modeling of obscured AGN
- AGN/Star formation connection
- Observational constraints on duty cycle and lifetimes of AGN
Research Topics: Supermassive Black Holes; Galaxy Formation and Evolution; AGN and Quasars
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5907-3330
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