Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR
Université de Montréal | Department of Physics
I lead the study of supermassive black holes—the cosmic giants shaping galaxies and the universe—at the Université de Montréal, where I hold the Canada Research Chair in Observational Astrophysics of Black Holes. Combining machine learning with observations across X-ray, radio, and optical wavelengths, I explore how black holes regulate star formation, drive galactic evolution, and impact the cosmos.
A former Einstein Fellow at Stanford and a Cambridge Ph.D., I am also the co-founder of Parité sciences, an initiative driving gender equity in science across Canada. I am also a member of Ciela, a research institute affiliated with the Université de Montréal, dedicated to advancing astrophysics and cosmology through the development of innovative data analysis and machine learning methods. Explore how my team’s work is changing our understanding of galaxy evolution. *Image from Musée POP
