Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo - Astrophysicist

One of the really intriguing aspects, of black holes, is that they’re such powerful objects, so radical, that could quickly and easily destroy entire galaxies. My expertise is the biggest black holes in the universe, who are typically the size of an entire solar system. They truly are titans among giants. What I love about science, is that all of our discoveries are unpredictable. In high school, I was working on a project on teleportation, I thought it was fiction, but no, it’s pure physics. That’s when I realized that I wanted to pursue this career.

00:34 - I’ve always seen challenges as opportunities to learn, even in the face of obstacles or failures. To be honest, I never thought I’d believe qualify in a university like Cambridge, but it’s been a lot of mentoring. that I’ve had that made me realize that it was possible. I’m Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo. I’m an astrophysicist from Montreal, Quebec. .