Dr Olivier Hervet, Assistant project scientist at UC Santa Cruz

Hi everyone, today I am joined by Dr Olivier Hervet, assistant project scientist at UC Santa Cruz. Dr Hervet is fascinated by high energy astrophysics and is currently doing research in Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) and Gamma ray astrophysics.
Active galactic nuclei are found in the centers of galaxies and emit extremely high levels of radiation, which Dr Hervet tries to model computationally. Dr Hervet is also part of the VERITAS collaboration which is a ground based observatory with an array of 4 telescopes, each with a 12 meter wide diameter!