Ryan William Pfeifle

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Ryan William Pfeifle

  • PHD PROGRAM FELLOW
  • 301.286.1111
  • NASA/GSFC
  • Mail Code: 662
  • Greenbelt , MD 20771
  • Employer: NPP POST-DOC CONTRACT
  • Research Interests

    Dual AGNs

    Obscured AGN Growth

    Galaxy Mergers

    Black Hole Accretion and Growth

    Positions/Employment

    5/2022 - Present

    NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow

    Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), Goddard Space Flight Center
    6/2017 - 5/2022

    Graduate Research Assistant

    George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
    8/2015 - 12/2021

    GMU Observatory Guide

    George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

    Education

    Ph.D in Physics, 2022, George Mason University

    B.S. in Physics, 2017, George Mason University

    Awards

    'Outstanding Physics PhD Dissertation' Award (May 2022)

    • Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, George Mason University

    Domestic Travel Grant (Nov. 2021)

    • Graduate Student Travel Fund, George Mason University
    • Award amount: $370 [Declined; conference cancelled]

    Summer Research Fellowship Award (March 2021)

    • Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, George Mason University
    • Award amount: $7,500.00

    [COVID-19 Pandemic]

    American Astronomical Society (AAS) International Travel Grant (April 2019)

    • Award amount: $1,562.63

    International Travel Grant (Fall 2018)

    • Graduate Student Travel Fund, George Mason University
    • Award amount: $1,000

    International Travel Grant (Spring 2018)

    • Graduate Student Travel Fund, George Mason University
    • Award Amount: $1,000

    Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research (GRIAR) Award (Spring 2018)

    • Award amount: $1,700

    Other Professional Information

    NASA Chandra Press Release (Sept. 2019)

    Found: Three Black Holes on a Collision Course

    Press Coverage: NYT, CNN

    European Week of Astronomy and Space Sciences (EWASS) Press Release (June 2019)

    Astronomers discover eight buried dual AGN candidates

    Press Coverage: Astronomy.com

                                                                                                                                                                                            
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