Tier II Canada Research Chair in Multi-Messenger Astrophysics

John Ruan的研究项目旨在回答以下一些最基本的问题 天体物理学：当黑洞和中子星等致密物体 相撞？宇宙中最重的元素的起源是什么？做什么 星系中心的超大质量黑洞在增长？要回答这些问题， 阮博士将使用世界一流的望远镜来观察致密天体的光 通过引力波探测到的合并，以及(2)活跃增长的超大质量 看起来很快就会消失的黑洞。这些尖端调查将 使用多种“宇宙信使”，例如光波和引力波。

John Ruan's research program aims to answer some of the most fundamental questions in astrophysics: What happens when compact objects such as black holes and neutron stars collide? What is the origin of the heaviest elements in the Universe? How do supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies grow? To answer these questions, Dr. Ruan will use world-class telescopes to observe (1) light from compact object mergers detected through gravitational waves, and (2) actively-growing supermassive black holes that appear to quickly fade away. These cutting-edge investigations will use multiple 'cosmic messengers', such as light and gravitational waves.