Supermassive Black Holes at Tel Aviv University

A Research Group Led by Benny Trakhtenbrot



Group Members




Dr. Marzena Sniegowska
Postdoc

PhD: 2022, University of Warsaw,
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center

email: msniegowska "at" tauex.tau.ac.il
publications on ADS

  • Time-domain behavior of AGN
  • Changing look AGN - observations and models
  • Extreme accretion in AGN
  • Narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies

  • Grisha Zeltyn
    PhD student

    email: grishazeltyn "at" tauex.tau.ac.il
    publications on ADS

  • A survey of changing look AGN,
    using SDSS-V spectroscopy
  • AGN spectral energy distributions

  • Shir Aviram
    MSc student

    email: shiraviram "at" mail.tau.ac.il

  • New and peculiar AGN across the sky,
    using SDSS-V spectroscopy

  • Tamir Cohen
    MSc student

    email: tamircohen1 "at" mail.tau.ac.il

  • Star formation in the hosts of the most powerful quasars at cosmic noon, using ALMA data

  • Aviya Tsoref
    MSc student

    email: aviyatsoref "at" mail.tau.ac.il

  • Fast changing look AGN - observations and spectral analysis

  • Daniel Khodus
    BSc student

    email: "at" mail.tau.ac.il

  • Host galaxy morphology and obscuration of BASS AGN



  • Former Group Members




    Dr. Lydia Makrygianni
    Postdoc (2020-2023)

    PhD: 2020, University of Sheffield

    email: lydiam "at" mail.tau.ac.il
    publications on ADS

    LinkedIn profile

  • Bowen fluorecense flares -
    responsive multiwavelength observations

  • Tomer Reiss
    MSc student (2018-2023)

    LinkedIn profile

  • High ionization lines in powerful local AGN -
    using BASS data