This $329,290 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at the University of Maryland Baltimore County to improve understanding of outflows from accreting supermassive black holes and their impact on host environments. Funded under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program, the three-year award will coordinate multiwavelength observations using the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System in Arizona and other observatories. Researchers will pair gamma-ray and X-ray data with optical and radio monitoring to test models of very high-energy emission in astrophysical jets and their potential role in accelerating cosmic rays and neutrinos. The program also includes training for graduate and undergraduate students in astrophysical data analysis and outreach using portable detectors at local schools.
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