Research Interests: Galaxy Clusters, AGN Feedback, Galaxy Formation, Extragalactic Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysics, Optical/IR Astronomy, Radio Astronomy
Instrumentation: Chandra, Magellan, ALMA, Hubble, JVLA

Selected publications:

• Calzadilla, M. S., Bleem, L. E., McDonald, M., et al. (2023), “SPT-CL J2215-3537: A
  Massive Starburst at the Center of the Most Distant Relaxed Galaxy Cluster”, ApJ, 947, 44.
• Masterson, M., McDonald, M., Ansarinejad, B., …, Calzadilla, M. S., et al. (2023), “Evidence
  for AGN-Regulated Cooling in Clusters at z ∼ 1.4: A Multi-Wavelength View of SPT-CL J0607-4448.” ApJ, 944, 164M
• Calzadilla, M. S., McDonald, M., Donahue, M., McNamara, et al., “Testing the Limits of AGN Feedback and the Onset of Thermal Instability in the Most Rapidly Star Forming Brightest Cluster Galaxies.” ApJ, 140, 940
• Ruppin, F., McDonald, M., Hlavacek-Larrondo, J., …, Calzadilla, M., et al., “Redshift Evolution of the Feedback-Cooling Equilibrium in the Core of 48 SPT Galaxy Clusters: A Joint Chandra-SPT-ATCA Analysis.” ApJ, 948, 49R
• Somboonpanyakul, T. ; McDonald, M., Noble, A., …, Calzadilla, M., et al.,, “The Evolution of AGN Activity in Brightest Cluster Galaxies.” AJ, 163, 146S
• McKinley, B., Tingay, S. J., Gaspari, M., Kraft, R. P., Matherne, C., Offringa, A. R., McDonald, M., Calzadilla, M. S., Veilleux, S., Shabala, S. S., Gwyn, S. D. J., et al., 2021, “Multi-scale feeding and feedback in the closest radio galaxy Centaurus A.” Nature Astronomy, 6, 109M
• Flores, A. M., …,Calzadilla, M. S., et al., 2021, “The history of metal enrichment traced byX-ray observations of high redshift galaxy clusters” (accepted by MNRAS; arXiv:2108.12051)
• Ruppin, F., McDonald, M., Bleem, L. E., …,Calzadilla, M., et al., 2021, “Stability of Cool Cores During Galaxy Cluster Growth: A Joint Chandra/SPT Analysis of 67 Galaxy Clusters Along aCommon Evolutionary Track Spanning 9 Gyr” ApJ, 918, 43R
• Ghirardini, V., …, Calzadilla, M. S., et al., 2021, “Evolution of the Thermodynamic Properties of Clusters of Galaxies Out to Redshift of 1.8.” ApJ, 910, 14G
• McDonald, M., McNamara, B. R.,Calzadilla, M. S., et al., 2021, “Observational Evidence for Enhanced Black Hole Accretion in Giant Elliptical Galaxies.” ApJ, 908, 85M
• Calzadilla, M. S., McDonald, M., Bayliss, M., et al. 2019, “Discovery of a Powerful >10^61 erg AGN Outburst in the Distant Galaxy Cluster SPT-CLJ0528-5300,” ApJL, 887, L171
• Calzadilla, M. S., Russell, H. R., McDonald, M. A., et al. 2019, “Revealing a Highly Dynamic Cluster Core in Abell 1664 with Chandra,” ApJ, 875, 65