Luigi Gallo, Saint Mary's University

Research

accretion discs black holes compact objects high energy astrophysics high resolution spectroscopy (X-ray)spectroscopy variability X-ray astronomy

Latest funding

The Ins and Outs of Black Hole Accretion
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$205,000
Toward the event horizon with Astro-H
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$265,000
Toward the event horizon with Astro-H
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 5 grants and awards

The Ins and Outs of Black Hole Accretion

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Gallo, Luigi

Keywords: x-ray astronomy; high energy astrophysics; black holes; accretion discs; high resolution spectroscopy (x-ray); compact objects; spectroscopy; variability

$205,000

Toward the event horizon with Astro-H

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Gallo, Luigi

$265,000

Toward the event horizon with Astro-H

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Gallo, Luigi

$120,000

The innermost environment of young supermassive black holes

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Gallo, Luigi

$135,000

the innermost environment of young supermassive black holes

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Gallo, Luigi

$39,266

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: accretion discs Dear Professor Gallo, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on accretion discs connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "The Ins and Outs of Black Hole Accretion" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]