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Contact Info:
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Department of Physics and Astronomy
James Madison University
PHCH 2182; MSC 4502
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Tel: +1 540-568-5630
Fax: +1 540-568-2800
E-Mail: constaax jmu edu
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Bio at a glance:
I received my BSc in Physics at The University of Bucharest where I
studied molecular and atomic physics and Astrophysics. I completed my
PhD at Ohio University, where Joe Shields introduced me to the
galaxies whose centers harbor actively feeding (supermassive) black
holes (a.k.a., Active Galactic Nuclei). Here I had the chance to explore (using Keck) some of the most distant such systems: the quasars that emitted their light more than 90% look-back time in the Universe's life. I then moved to Drexel
University where I seriously extended my knowledge and skills
while working with Michael Vogeley on the large scale structure of the
Universe. While here, I participated into the auspicious SDSS collaboration .
My work for the following two years took me to the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for
Astrophysics, where I continued to explore the galaxy centers through
the X-ray "eyes" of Chandra, while working with Paul Green.
I am now an assistant professor at JMU, where I teach astronomy (to begin with) and I continue to
develop new techniques of investigations of how black holes grow in
galaxy centers. I have been a proud observer at the Kitt Peak and the MMT Observatories.
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