This $359,264 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Astronomical Sciences supports a collaborative research project to investigate warped accretion disks and jets around supermassive black holes. The project leverages recent advancements in the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) array and machine learning-based image reconstruction to study the potential for warping in accretion disks around spinning black holes. The research team will develop an extensive library of general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations to model warped disk behavior and compare the results to EHT observations. The grant also aims to involve junior scientists, including undergraduates and high school students, and engage the public through media and outreach activities. No sub-awards are planned under this 3-year grant, which commences on September 1, 2024.
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