Dr. Feryal Özel accepts a J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee plaque from Committee Chair Tom Ribe Friday evening following her lecture ‘Black Holes: From Oppenheimer’s Ideas to the First Direct Images’. She discussed how a century-long quest culminated in the first ever images of supermassive black holes with the Event Horizon Telescope. With these images, the existence of black holes can be confirmed and the performance of unprecedented tests of the theory of General Relativity can be performed. A dinner was held Thursday evening at Cottonwood on the Greens that was attended by Özel, her daughter Celin, recipients of the 2022 JROMC scholarships and JROMC board members. In addition, a reception was held in Özel’s honor following the lecture. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.co
Dr. Feryal Özel speaks Friday evening at Duane Smith Auditorium. Dr. Özel is on her way to Georgia Institute of Technology where she will be Professor and Chair of the School of Physics. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
2022 J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee Scholarship winners Olivia Koo, left, and Rayannon Velarde at Thursday’s dinner at Cottonwood on the Greens. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Dr. Feryal Özel chats with Dr. Leon Heller during Friday’s reception. Heller is the author of an article on ‘Absorption of a Particle by a Rotating Black; The Potential Barrier’. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Long-time friends Rebecca Shankland and Stuart Schaller chat at a reception following the JROMC lecture Friday evening. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
2022 JROMC Scholarship winners pictured Thursday evening with Dr. Feryal Özel, center, and JROMC committee members Christine Hazard, far left, and Sara Scott, far right, are, Rayannon Velarde, Phillip Ionkov, Jennie Gao, Özel, Mathias Mares, CinYoung Huang, Aaron Philip and Olivia Koo. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
William Press, left, and JROMC vice chair David Izraelevitz at Friday’s reception in honor of Dr. Feryal Özel at Duane Smith Auditorium. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
JROMC Executive Committee members Damon Giovanielli and Anna Llobet Megias at Friday’s reception. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Retired LANL astrophysicist Dr. Galen Gisler introduces Dr. Feryal Özel before Friday’s lecture at Duane Smith Auditorium. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
JROMC executive committee member Wendee Brunish, chair Tom Ribe and William Press at Friday’s reception. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Christine Hazard, standing introduces Dr. Özel’s daughter Celin seated to her left, at Thursday’s dinner. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com