Hi there! My name is León Sosapanta and will arrive at the University of Amsterdam in September this year to join Sera Markoff’s group as a Ph.D. student. My research will focus on theoretical modeling of black hole accretion, particularly using numerical/computational techniques in the code H-AMR, to better understand the physics implemented within these simulations of black holes, starting by including new processes that allow the separate treatment of hadrons and leptons, and the effects of hadron acceleration. This work will allow the same models used to interpret Event Horizon Telescope sources to also be compared with multi-wavelength and multi-messenger data including very-high-energy gamma-rays and neutrinos.
All my college education was at the National University of Colombia in Medellin where I completed two bachelor’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and Physical Engineering and did a Master of Science in Physics. My thesis research was about quantum gravity effects on the stability of accretion onto a Schwarzschild black hole, with the asymptotic safety scenario as the analytical framework.
Apart from my academic interests, I love playing the traverse flute either:
- In a symphonic orchestra as the Festival Cultural Juventud Riviera Maya, performing the “second national anthem” of my home country Colombia Tierra Querida by L. Bermúdez with a flute and clarinet solo. Click here.
- Or alone as in a live concert, playing the Partita for Solo Flute by J.S. Bach. Click here.
This is more than a hobby but part of my life since I can remember!
