Concepción, 22 May 2019

Researchers and scientific communicators meet to discuss initiatives for Supermassive Black Hole Ring project

Researchers from Valparaíso, Metropolitana and Biobío regions will join the discussion.

From 23 to 28 May, the meeting for the "CONICYT Ring Project ACT172033: Formation and Growth of Supermassive Black Holes" will be held will be held, lead by the academic Dr. Dominik Schleicher from Universidad de Concepción .

The meeting will be host on Universidad de Concepción Campus at EmpreUdec and Astronomy Department Auditorium facilities. It will gather 32 researchers and scientific communicators from Universidad de Valparaíso, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad Diego Portales y Universidad de Concepción, that are also active members of the CONICYT project.

The meeting aims to "enhance collaboration and scientific exchange, while planning next year's research and public outreach projects", explained Dr Dominik Schleicher. This includes determining all project-funded initiatives – from purely black hole research to outreach activities for community as the Astronomical Congress, Astronomy School for Teachers, and Inclusive Astronomy initiatives.

The first meeting was held in 2018 on Valparaíso aimed only for main researchers of the project, unlike the current meeting where all Ring Project members will gather.

The CONICY Ring Project ACT172033 started in 2017 aimed to study supermassive black holes from theory and observations.