Thaisa Storchi Bergmann
Thaisa Storchi Bergmann | |
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| Born | December 19, 1955 Brazil |
| Occupation | Astrophysicist |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Known for | Research on supermassive black holes |
Thaisa Storchi Bergmann (born 19 December 1955) is a distinguished Brazilian astrophysicist affiliated with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul located in Porto Alegre, Brazil. In 2015, she was honored with the Women in Science Award due to her significant contributions to the study of supermassive black holes.
Career
By the year 2004, she had established herself as one of Brazil’s most frequently cited researchers. That same year, she served as co-editor for The Interplay among Black Holes, Stars and ISM in Galactic Nuclei, which compiled the proceedings from the 222nd Symposium of the International Astronomical Union.
She became a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences in 2009. The following year, in 2010, she co-edited Co-evolution of Central Black Holes and Galaxies, the official record of the 267th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union. In 2011, she was inducted into The World Academy of Sciences.
Her receipt of the L'Oréal-UNESCO Award in 2015 acknowledged her "exceptional research on supermassive black holes situated at galactic centers and their influence on galaxy evolution." Later, in 2018, she was awarded Brazil’s National Medal of Scientific Merit and took on the role of President for the International Astronomical Union’s Commission X1, which focuses on Supermassive Black Holes, Feedback and Galaxy Evolution.