Dr. Markos Georganopoulos

Dr. Markos Georganopoulos

Associate Professor · Tenured

Department of Physics

College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences

Education

  • Ph D, Astronomy — Boston University (1999)
    Models of Blazars
  • MS, Astronomy — Boston University (1991)
  • BA, Physics — Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1989)

Publications

  • New ALMA and Fermi/LAT Observations of the large-scale jet of PKS 0637-752 Strengthen the Case Against the IC/CMB Model 2017 The Astrophysical Journal · (835) · pp. 2 Eileen T Meyer, Peter Breiding, Markos Georganopoulos, Ivan Oteo, Martin A Zwaan, Robert Laing, Leith Godfrey, R J Ivison

Presentations

  • The Journey from Optical Outburst to Radio Jet: Multi-Frequency Observations of the Changing-Look AGN 1ES 1927+654 2025 Transients from Space! Workshop · Space Telescope Science Institute · Poster EILEEN Meyer, Markos Georganopoulos
  • X-ray Variability of Jets on kpc scales — Results of a comprehensive Chandra archival survey 2023 20th meeting of the High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) · American Astronomical Society · Poster EILEEN Meyer, Markos Georganopoulos
  • NASA's Swift Tracks Potential Magnetic Flip in the changing look AGN 1ES 1927+654 2023 AAS Meeting #241 · American Astronomical Society (AAS) · Poster Sibasish Laha, EILEEN Meyer, Markos Georganopoulos
  • Morphological clues to the X-ray emission from extragalactic jets 2022 19th meeting of the High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) · American Astronomical Society · Oral Presentation Karthik Reddy, Markos Georganopoulos, EILEEN Meyer
  • X-ray Variability of Jets on kpc scales — Results of a comprehensive Chandra archival survey 2022 19th meeting of the High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) · American Astronomical Society · Poster EILEEN Meyer, Markos Georganopoulos
  • Variability of extragalactic X-ray jets on kiloparsec scales 2022 AAS Meeting #240 · American Astronomical Society (AAS) · Poster Aamil Shaik, EILEEN Meyer, Markos Georganopoulos
  • Jets from Black Holes: The Chandra Revolution and Future Prospects 2018 High Energy Astrophysics in the 2020’s and Beyond · American Astronomical Society · Poster EILEEN Meyer, Markos Georganopoulos
  • Fermi non-detections of X-ray Jets and Implications for the IC/CMB Mechanism 2018 American Astronomical Society Winter 2018 · American Astronomical Society · Oral Presentation Peter Breiding, EILEEN Meyer, Markos Georganopoulos, Mary Keenan, Natalie DeNigris, Jennifer Hewitt
  • Low-frequency Observations as a Proxy for Jet power in RL AGN 2018 American Astronomical Society Winter 2018 · American Astronomical Society · Poster Mary Keenan, EILEEN Meyer, Markos Georganopoulos
  • The seed factor: how a combination of four observables can unveil the location of blazar GeV emission 2018 American Astronomical Society Winter 2018 · American Astronomical Society · Poster Adam Harvey, Markos Georganopoulos, EILEEN Meyer
  • X-ray Variability In Extragalactic Jets as Seen by Chandra 2018 American Astronomical Society Winter 2018 · American Astronomical Society · Poster Max Trevor, EILEEN Meyer, Markos Georganopoulos, Sam Aubin, Jennifer Hewitt, Natalie DeNigris, Kevin Whitley
  • Multiple Spectral Components in Large-Scale Jets 2018 American Astronomical Society Winter Meeting · Oral Presentation EILEEN Meyer, Markos Georganopoulos, Peter Breiding
  • "Multiple Spectral Components in Large-Scale Jets" 2017 Mid-Atlantic Radio-Loud AGN Meeting (MARLAM) · George Washington University · Oral Presentation EILEEN Meyer, Markos Georganopoulos, Peter Breiding
  • "Seed photons for the blazar far GeV flares" 2017 Mid-Atlantic Radio-Loud AGN Meeting (MARLAM) · George Washington University · Oral Presentation Markos Georganopoulos, Peter Breiding, EILEEN Meyer
  • Fermi non-detections of four X-ray Jet Sources and Implications for the IC/CMB Mechanis 2017 Mid-Atlantic Radio-Loud AGN Meeting (MARLAM) · George Washington University · Oral Presentation Peter Breiding, EILEEN Meyer, Markos Georganopoulos
  • “ALMA Observations of Powerful AGN Jets & the Continuing Mystery of Multi-component Jet Spectra” 2017 High Energy Astrophysics Division AAS Meeting · American Astronomical Society · Oral Presentation EILEEN Meyer, Markos Georganopoulos, Peter Breiding
  • "Fermi non-detections of X-ray Jets and Implications for the IC/CMB Mechanism" 2017 High Energy Astrophysics Division Meeting · American Astronomical Society · Oral Presentation Peter Breiding, EILEEN Meyer, Markos Georganopoulos, Mary Keenan, Natalie DeNigris, Jennifer Hewitt
  • What is the nature of the X-ray emission of the large-scale jets of powerful quasars? 2017 Workshop on Plasma Astrophysics · Oral Presentation Markos Georganopoulos (Author & Presenter), Eileen Meyer (Author)
  • "Associated TeV Emission from the Double-Synchrotron Model for Large-Scale Quasar Jets" 2017 American Astronomical Society Winter 2017 · American Astronomical Society · Poster Kevin Whitley, EILEEN Meyer, Markos Georganopoulos
  • "Fermi Observations of Resolved Large-Scale Jets: Testing the IC/CMB Model" 2017 American Astronomical Society Winter 2017 · American Astronomical Society · Poster Peter Breiding, EILEEN Meyer, Markos Georganopoulos

Grants and Contracts

  • Uncovering the optical emission in the brightest X-ray Jet (HST GO-18089) 2026 Space Telescope Science Institute · Grant · Funded Eileen Meyer (Principal), Markos Georganopoulos (Supporting)
  • Uncovering the optical emission in the brightest X-ray Jet (Cycle 27 Chandra co-award to HST; GO-27700356) 2026 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory · Grant · Funded Eileen Meyer (Principal), Markos Georganopoulos (Supporting)
  • A superluminal jet in 3C264: the view at 30 (GO-17781) 2025 Space Telescope Science Institute · Grant · Funded Eileen Meyer (Principal), Markos Georganopoulos (Supporting)
  • HST Polarimetry and Proper Motions of the Pictor A Hotspot (GO-17783) 2025 Space Telescope Science Institute · Grant · Funded Eileen Meyer (Principal), Markos Georganopoulos (Supporting)
  • A legacy epoch for Hubble's optical jets (co-award to JWST GO award; GO-17919) 2025 Space Telescope Science Institute · Grant · Funded Eileen Meyer (Principal), Markos Georganopoulos (Supporting)
  • A Unique X-ray Polarimetry Target: The Western Hotspot of Pictor A 2024 NASA (IXPE Observatory) · Grant · Funded Eileen Meyer (Principal), Markos Georganopoulos (Supporting)
  • Determining the High-Energy Emission Mechanism in Extragalactic Jets with HST (GO-17201) 2023 Space Telescope Science Institute · Grant · Funded Eileen Meyer (Principal), Markos Georganopoulos (Supporting)
  • Proper Motions of Extragalactic Jets with HST: A New Epoch (GO-17197) 2023 Space Telescope Science Institute · Grant · Funded Eileen Meyer (Principal), Markos Georganopoulos (Supporting)
  • Examining the Variability of High-Redshift Jets 2023 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory · Grant · Funded Eileen Meyer (Principal), Markos Georganopoulos (Supporting)
  • Determining the High-Energy Emission Mechanism in Extragalactic Jets with HST (Chandra co-award) 2023 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory · Grant · Funded Eileen Meyer (Principal), Markos Georganopoulos (Supporting)
  • WOU-MMA: Understanding Cosmic Particle Accelerators with VERITAS 2022 National Science Foundation · Grant EILEEN Meyer, Markos Georganopoulos (Supporting)
  • Extragalactic Jets: Emission Mechanisms, Power, and Impact 2021 NASA (ADAP) · Grant · Funded Eileen Meyer (Principal), Markos Georganopoulos
  • Probing The Emission Mechanism in X-ray Anomalous Quasars with Fermi Observations 2018 NASA · Grant · Funded Eileen T Meyer (Principal), Markos Georganopoulos
  • Understanding Energy-Dependent Variability of Fermi Sources 2017 NASA · Grant · Funded Eileen T Meyer (Principal), Markos Georganopoulos