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SUMMARY:The role of supermassive black holes for the evolution of galaxies
  — state-of-the-art and future perspectives
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CATEGORIES:Inaugural lectures - Honorary Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Michaela Hirschmann\, Laboratory for Galaxy Evolution a
 nd Spectral Modelling GALSPEC\nModern galaxy formation simulations provid
 e reasonable models for the cosmic formation histories of supermassive bla
 ck holes\, and the interaction with their host galaxies. When combined wit
 h observations from current and upcoming forefront telescopes\, like HST\,
  JWST\, EUCLID\, or ELT\, these models can reveal the physical state of ga
 laxies and their black holes even at early cosmic epochs. After reviewing
  the current state of the art of the theory of the co-evolution of superma
 ssive black holes and galaxies\, a novel method for modelling optical and
  UV emission lines of simulated galaxies is presented. Emission line ratio
 s in observed galaxy spectra are used to trace the physical conditions for
  star formation and supermassive black hole growth. We demonstrate how suc
 h an analysis can be exploited in the next decade with forefront observati
 onal facilities\, to design novel high-redshift observational programs\, 
 and to validate or falsify current theoretical models on black hole proce
 sses. \n\nBiography:\nProf. Michaela Hirschmann received her PhD in astr
 ophysics at the Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich and at the Max Plan
 ck Institute for extraterrestrial physics (with Prof Burkert\, 2011). Her
  research interests evolve around modelling the cosmic evolution of galaxi
 es and their supermassive black holes\, using a mix of different numerical
  techniques\, to provide a theoretical backbone for the planning and inte
 rpretation of current and future observational\, extragalactic missions.
   Prior to joining EPFL\, she has held two postdoctoral positions\, she
  has been twice a visiting professor at the University of Vienna\, and a n
 on-tenure-track assistant professor at DARK\, University of Copenhagen. Sh
 e is the recipient of several postdoctoral fellowships (e.g. Feodor-Lynen 
 from the Humboldt foundation)\, and in 2020\, she won a PRIMA research gra
 nt awarded by SNSF. Since March 2022\, she is the head of the newly funde
 d research laboratory for “galaxy evolution and spectral modelling” 
 at EPFL.\n 
LOCATION:BSP 231 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==BSP%20231
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