Professor Dr. Monica Valluri

Biography

Monica Valluri is a Research Professor and Undergraduate Advisor at the University of Michigan, where she also serves as Associate Director of the Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering. She holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Physics from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, and a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. Valluri focuses her research on numerical simulations to probe observed galactic phenomena and understand the physical processes that produce them. Her current research includes studying supermassive black holes and their interactions with dark matter and luminous matter within galaxies. Valluri has developed flexible algorithms to measure black hole masses and infer the 3D spatial distributions of stellar velocities. Her work extends to the Milky Way, characterizing its dark matter distribution and understanding the mass distribution's influence on stellar dynamics. With a background that includes postdoctoral appointments at Columbia University and Rutgers University, Valluri is dedicated to advancing the understanding of galaxy evolution through her computational expertise.

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