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Nicholas Dimakis
Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Office: BINAB 2.115, ESCNE 1.606A
Email: nicholas.dimakis@utrgv.edu
Phone Brownsville: (956) 882-6679
Phone Edinburg: (956) 665-2041


Administrative Assistant
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Office: BINAB 2.102, ESCNE 1.606A
Phone Brownsville: (956) 882-6779
Phone Edinburg: (956)-665-3136

Nicolas A. Pereyra


Associate Professor Nicolas Pereyra
Ph.D. The University of Maryland at College Park, 1997
Office: EPHYS 1.133
Lab: EPHYS 1.140
Phone: 956-665-7392
Email: nicolas.pereyra@utrgv.edu

Teaching

ASTR 1401-AB
ASTR 1401-C
ASTR 1402-04
ASTR 1402-90L
ASTR 1402-92L
PHYS 4380
Office hours: WF 1:40 pm – 4:20 pm

Research

I have done extensive research in Astrophysics, Computational Physics, and Applied Mathematics. I have applied analysis and computationally intensive codes in both astrophysical and engineering contexts. Research in Astrophysics includes the computational modeling of flows from QSOs (Quasars) that I currently pursuing. QSOs are extremely luminous objects and thus are the objects that we can see farthest away. They are found at the center of galaxies, have a size comparable to our Solar System, and emit more light than their host galaxies. This large amount of emission from a relatively small region can be accounted for by mass accreting (falling towards) onto a supermassive black hole (a black hole of millions to billions of solar masses). Some Recent Publications: Pereyra, N. 2014, The Astrophysical Journal, 795, 39 “On Local Ionization Equilibrium and Disk Winds in QSOs” Pereyra, N. 2015, New Astronomy, 41, 11 “On the Disk Wind Mass Loss Rates in QSOs”

Recent Publications

  • Pereyra, N. 2014, The Astrophysical Journal, 795, 39 “On Local Ionization Equilibrium and Disk Winds in QSOs”
  • Pereyra, N. 2015, New Astronomy, 41, 11 “On the Disk Wind Mass Loss Rates in QSOs”
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