The New Faces of Black Holes

November 11 – 13, 2019

Annapolis, Maryland

Topic 1: Gravitational Waves

• Ben Farr, University of Oregon [LIGO]
• Evan Hall, MIT [future ground-based instrumentation]
• Emanuele Berti, JHU [LISA]
• Maura McLaughlin, WVU [PTAs]

Topic 2: Time Domain

• Nick Stone, Hebrew University [TDE theory]
• Sjoert van Velzen, NYU/UMd [TDE observations]
• Misty Bentz, Georgia State [Reverberation Mapping]
• Laura Blecha, Univ. of Florida [EM Counterparts to LISA sources]
• Mike Eracleous, Penn State [Observational Evidence for SMBH Binaries]
• Krista Smith, Stanford [AGN Variability]

Topic 3: EHT and High Resolution Imaging

• Michael Johnson, CfA [EHT Results]
• Vincent Fish, MIT/Haystack [EHT Instrumentation and Future Development]
• Lia Medeiros, IAS [Testing GR with EHT]
• Jason Dexter, CU Boulder [EHT Observations, Beyond the Shadow]
• Frank Eisenhauer, MPE [Gravity VLT Results]
• Aaron Barth, UC Irvine [Dynamical BH Mass Measurements]