Anna Trindade Falcão
NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,
Greenbelt, MD, USA
annatrindadefalcao@gmail.com
anna.l.trindadefalcao@nasa.gov
ORCID: 0000-0001-8112-3464
Research Summary
I am an astrophysicist studying black hole accretion and AGN feedback, and their role in galaxy evolution. My work focuses on multiphase outflows and the interaction between active galactic nuclei (AGN) and their host galaxies using high-resolution, spatially resolved observations.
I combine data from Chandra, HST, JWST, MUSE, ALMA, the VLA, and other facilities with expertise in X-ray imaging, spectral modeling, and photoionization simulations to study gas from parsec to kiloparsec scales.
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NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Code 662)
Appoitments
Jul 2025 -
Present
Education
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Postdoctoral Researcher
Jun 2022 -
May 2025
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Ph.D. in Physics
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
The Catholic University of America
Thesis: Spatially-Resolved Mass Outflows in QSOs: Implications for AGN Feedback
Final Grade: Cum Lade
Oct 2019 -
May 2022
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University Research Assistant
The Catholic University of America
Jan 2018 -
May 2022
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M.S. in Physics
The Catholic University of America
Final Grade: Cum Lade
Jan 2018 -
Oct 2019
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B.S. in Physics
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
Jan 2014 -
Dec 2017
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Trindade Falcão et al. 2026, ApJ, 1000, 242
Selected Publications
Hot, Photoionized X-Ray Gas in Two Luminous Type 2 Quasars: Chandra-HST Evidence for a Wind-driven Sequence
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Trindade Falcão et al. 2024, ApJ, 972, 185
Resolving a Candidate Dual Active Galactic Nucleus with ∼100 pc Separation in MCG-03-34-64
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Trindade Falcão et al. 2023, ApJ, 950, 143
Deep Chandra Observations of NGC 5728: Morphology and Spectral Properties of the Extended X-Ray Emission
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Trindade Falcão et al. 2022, MNRAS, 511, 1420
Tracking X-ray outflows with optical/infrared footprint lines
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Trindade Falcão et al. 2020, MNRAS, 500, 1491
Hubble Space Telescope observations of [O III] emission in nearby QSO2s: physical properties of the ionized outflows
Full publication list available in CV (PDF)
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Vasto Accretion Meeting
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25 Years of Science with Chandra
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The Catholic University of America Physics Colloquium
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Goddard Space Flight Center AGN Seminar
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243rd AAS meeting
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AXIS Probe Seminar
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AGN Winds on the Chesapeake
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Multiphase AGN Feeding & Feedback II: Linking the Micro to Macro Scales in Galaxies
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Space Telescope Science Institute Colloquium
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Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics High Energy Seminar
Invited Talks & Presentations
2025
2024
2024
2024
2024
2023
2023
2022
2021
2021
Awards & Fellowships
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NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellowship
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Mentoring
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Research Mentor – Amity Regional High School Science Program
Mentoring independent student research on AGN outflows and feedback.
2025
Oct 2024 -
May 2026
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Principal Investigator
VLA Cycle 2026A – Resolving the Closest Separation Supermassive Black Hole Pair with VLA-A
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co-Investigator
Swift, Chandra, XMM-Newton, XRISM, HST programs across multiple cycles
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Referee: ApJ, MNRAS, A&A, Nature
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NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Grant Reviewer (2025)
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Telescope Time Allocation Committees: HST, JWST, XRISM, NuSTAR
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Seminar Organizer — CfA High Energy Astrophysics Division
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Member — AXIS Science Team
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Member — HEASARC Users Group
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SOC Member — AGN Winds on the Chesapeake
Programming
• Python
• Pandas, NumPy, Astropy
• Matplotlib
Observing Programs
Professional Service
Technical Skills
Imaging Analysis
• CASA
• IRAF
• SAOImageDS9
• CIAO
• XSPEC
• SHERPA
Spectroscopic Analysis
Languages
• Portuguese (Native)
• English (Fluent)