Chelsea L. MacLeod
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Chelsea L. MacLeod is a leading observational astrophysicist whose work centers on gravitational lensing, quasar accretion physics, and time-domain astronomy. Her major contributions include pioneering multiwavelength microlensing analyses to measure accretion disk sizes and time delays in lensed quasars. In her highly cited 2013 study of SBS 0909+532, she combined three seasons of SDSS r-band photometry from the U.S. Naval Observatory with two seasons of g- and r-band monitoring from the Liverpool Robotic Telescope, demonstrating how coordinated, long-baseline observations can resolve the structure of quasar accretion disks. This work, with 38 citations, exemplifies her impact on understanding the inner workings of active galactic nuclei. MacLeod’s research has been instrumental in advancing microlensing as a tool for probing sub-parsec-scale quasar environments, and her meticulous data analysis continues to shape time-domain studies of lensed systems. Her achievements underscore the power of robotic telescopes and multi-observatory collaborations in modern astrophysics.
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