Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo
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Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo is a Canadian astrophysicist who studies supermassive black holes in galaxies and the X-ray cavities in galaxy clusters caused by active galactic nuclei. She is an associate professor of physics at the Université de Montréal,[1] where she holds a Canada Research Chair in Observational Astrophysics of Black Holes.[2]
Education and career
[edit]Hlavacek-Larrondo grew up in Montreal, of mixed Czech and Chilean ancestry.[2] Her mother, Lidia Larrondo, worked as a chemist after studying in Russia and escaping to Canada from the 1973 Chilean coup d'état.[3] Hlavacek-Larrondo was a student at the Université de Montréal, where she received her bachelor's and master's degrees.[4] Her master's degree work focused on the kinematics of the Sculptor Group of galaxies.[1] She completed her Ph.D. in astrophysics at the University of Cambridge,[4] in 2012, studying supermassive black holes under the supervision of Andrew Fabian.[1]
After postdoctoral research as an Einstein Fellow at Stanford University, she returned to the Université de Montréal in 2013, and was given her Canada Research Chair in Observational Astrophysics of Black Holes in 2014.[1] The chair was renewed in 2020.[5]
In 2014, she co-founded the project "Parité physique" (later enlarged to "Parité science") to increase the participation of women in physics and science.[3]
Recognition
[edit]Hlavacek-Larrondo was a recipient of the Montreal-based Prix ACFAS in 2017.[6] She was the inaugural recipient of the prix Étoile montante du FRQNT of the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies,[7] and the 2024 recipient of the CAP Herzberg Medal of the Canadian Association of Physicists, "in recognition of her leadership role in the study of super-massive black-holes in galactic clusters, and the innovative use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the analysis of massive quantities of astrophysical data".[4] She was the 2025 recipient of the Harvey B. Richer Gold Medal of the Canadian Astronomical Society.[8]
In 2018, she was elected to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo, Professeure titulaire", Physics professors (in French), Université de Montréal, retrieved 2025-07-28
- ^ a b "Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo, PhD, Associate professor of physics and Canada Research Chair", X-TRA, The High-Energy and Extragalactic Research Team, Université de Montréal, retrieved 2025-07-28
- ^ a b Anctil, Gabrielle (1 March 2024), "Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo : la tête dans les étoiles et les deux pieds sur Terre", Gazette des femmes (in French), retrieved 2025-07-28
- ^ a b c "The 2024 CAP Herzberg Medal is awarded to Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo", 2024 Medal Winners, Canadian Association of Physicists, 2024, retrieved 2025-07-28
- ^ "Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo", Canada Research Chairs, Government of Canada, retrieved 2025-07-28
- ^ "Lauréates et lauréats des prix et concours de l'ACFAS 2017", Acfas, retrieved 2025-07-28
- ^ La professeure Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo, première récipiendaire du prix Étoile montante du FRQNT (in French), Fonds de recherche du Québec, 31 May 2024, retrieved 2025-07-28
- ^ Conference Program - CASCA 2025 (PDF), Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, 2025, retrieved 2025-07-28
- ^ La professeure Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo est nommée au Collège de la Société Royale du Canada (in French), Centre de recherche en astrophysique du Québec, retrieved 2025-07-28
External links
[edit]- Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo publications indexed by Google Scholar
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