I am a forth-year graduate student in the William H. Miller III Department of Physics and Astronomy at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), where I work under the guidance of Suvi Gezari.

My research lies in the intersection between high-energy astrophysics and time-domain astronomy, with a focus on understanding black hole accretion processes in the time-domain era. I utilize wide-field sky surveys and targeted multi-wavelength observations (from X-rays to IR) to study transient astronomical phenomena associated with black holes, such as tidal disruption events (TDEs) and quasi-periodic X-ray eruptions (QPEs). Recently, a key aspect of my work involves developing new data analysis approaches to test theoretical models for these phenomena. Additionally, I am also interested in the study of X-ray binaries, intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) and the search for high redshift transients.

Before joining JHU, I earned both my B.Sc. and Master’s degrees in Physics and Astronomy at the Federal University of Santa Catarina. My research there focused on galaxy evolution and active galactic nuclei, primarily through optical spectroscopy, with an emphasis on Integral Field Unit (IFU) observations. I was advised by R. Cid Fernandes, and D. Ruschel-Dutra.

Contact

mguolop1@jhu.edu