Eric Perlman

Eric Perlman is a Professor in the College of Engineering and Science at Florida Institute of Technology, specializing in high-energy astrophysics and cosmology. His research spans active galactic nuclei (AGN), relativistic jets, galaxy clusters, and astrobiology, with a focus on quantum gravity implications.

• Institution: Florida Tech
• Department: Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences

Dr. Perlman's work employs multiwavelength approaches, including radio through gamma-ray observations. His recent publications highlight studies of AGN jets' orientation, polarization imaging with Hubble, and JWST observations of outflows in quasars like Cygnus A.

He has secured significant funding through NASA Long-Term Space Astrophysics grants, NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics grants, and numerous telescope proposals for Hubble, Chandra, and James Webb.

Currently, Dr. Perlman contributes to the MIRADAS instrument team at Gran Telescopio Canarias and the AXIS satellite development. He leads a research group with 3-4 graduate students and 10-15 undergraduates, while overseeing Florida Tech's Physics Resource Center.