Martin Elvis

Martin Elvis is an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University. His research focuses on quasars, active galactic nuclei (AGN), and X-ray astronomy, with significant contributions to understanding quasar spectral energy distributions and the warm-hot intergalactic medium.

Research Interests:

• Quasar structure and spectral energy distributions
• Accretion disk physics and AGN models
• X-ray astronomy and high-resolution optics
• Intergalactic medium and missing baryon problem
• Space telescope instrumentation development

Awards & Recognition:

• Pirelli Award recipient
• Highly Cited Researcher (multiple years)

He has supervised numerous graduate students and maintains active collaborations in astrophysics research. Contact: elvis@cfa.harvard.edu