Jedidah Isler: How I fell in love with quasars, blazars and our incredible universe
Jedidah Isler: Como me apaixonei por quasares, blazares e pelo nosso incrível universo
Jedidah Isler studies blazars — supermassive hyperactive black holes that emit powerful jet streams. They are the universe’s most efficient particle accelerators, transferring energy throughout galaxies. Full bio
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Hubble Space Telescope Ultra-Deep Field,
Telescópio Espacial Hubble,
alguma vez vistas no nosso universo.
of our universe ever observed.
de estrelas cada uma.
a trillion, trillion kilometers away.
de quilómetros de distância.
the awesome privilege of studying
in our universe.
objetos do universo.
apaixonadamente à primeira vista,
from first crush throughout my career
hyperactive black holes.
e supermaciços.
de vezes a massa do nosso sol.
the mass of our own sun,
are devouring material,
1,000 times more
supermaciço "médio".
supermassive black hole.
powerful particle streams
chamadas fluxos,
of the speed of light,
and supermassive black holes
hiperativos e supermaciços
is that they're some of the universe's
of energy throughout a galaxy.
de energia através de uma galáxia.
de um artista sobre os blazares.
artist's conception of a blazar.
material falls onto the black hole
around the black hole
ao redor do buraco negro
insanamente rápidas
pulls in material via a disk,
a Natureza puxa material com um disco,
is more common.
the blazar system
do sistema blazar
to the larger galactic context.
of what goes in to what goes out,
blazar astrophysics right now
neste momento,
jet emission comes from.
in where this white blob forms
relationship between the jet
inaccessible until 2008,
that better detects gamma ray light --
a million times higher
um milhão de vezes mais elevadas
between the gamma ray light data
day to day and year to year,
em algumas situações,
to the black hole
muito mais perto do buraco negro
blobs are forming,
are being accelerated,
como são acelerados os fluxos,
o processo dinâmico
the dynamic processes
objects in our universe are formed.
como uma história de amor.
a curious, stargazing young girl
to my mission here on Earth.
where love's first flutter
onde o amor
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jedidah Isler - AstrophysicistJedidah Isler studies blazars — supermassive hyperactive black holes that emit powerful jet streams. They are the universe’s most efficient particle accelerators, transferring energy throughout galaxies.
Why you should listen
Jedidah Isler has been staring at the stars since she was 11 or 12. But because neither her undergraduate college or the university where she got her first master’s degree offered astronomy majors, she threw herself wholeheartedly into physics. It wasn’t until she entered a doctoral program that she was able to dedicate her time to the studying the night sky. In 2014, she became the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D in Astrophysics from Yale.
Isler studies blazars — supermassive hyperactive black holes at the center of galaxies, some of which emit powerful streams of particles. Sometimes these are oriented toward Earth, offering us a unique perspective on the physics of the universe. Isler is a Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow in Physics at Syracuse University. She participates in the Future Faculty Leader program at Harvard's Center for Astrophysics and was named a 2015 TED Fellow.
Isler is also interested in breaking down barriers that prevent many students — especially women of color — from becoming scienists. She works to make STEM accessible to new communities.
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