Big Data applications for Black hole Evolution Studies

In force date
Call year
2019
Investigator
Cristina Ramos Almeida
Financial institution
Financing program
Financing subprogram
Amount granted to the IAC Consortium
250.904,88 €
Description

The BiD4BEST ITN will offer doctoral training in one of the most visible areas of astrophysical research, the formation of supermassive  black holes in galaxies. A coordinated research training effort in this field is needed now to mobilise the community in Europe and prepare a core group of young scientists in anticipation of new observational data in the early/mid 2020s from future space missions with strong European involvement.

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