Prof. Bob Abraham Elected as VP of CASCA in 2014
11.06.20142014 CASCA election results were announced on June 11, 2014, and Bob is elected as the new vice-president for CASCA. Congratulations, Bob!
2014 CASCA election results were announced on June 11, 2014, and Bob is elected as the new vice-president for CASCA. Congratulations, Bob!
2013 – 2014 Yen Award is given to Stephen Ro for his work on modelling shocks in supernova explosions, and to Dan Taranu for his n-body simulation work to investigate the fundamental plane and other properties of elliptical galaxies arising from mergers of group galaxies….
Ray has been named the winner of the Outstanding General Audience Book Award for the CSWA (Canadian Science Writers Association) Science in Society Book Award. Congratulations!
Professor Ray Jayawardhana has been named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation for 2014. Congratulations, Ray!
Chair Howard Yee announced on April 7, 2014: The 2013-14 Fieldus Award goes to Kelly Lepo for her leadership, exemplified by her role as president for GASA, and outstanding contributions to education and public outreach, which included giving many public talks, participating in the summer…
Ph.D student Andrey Vayner wins the 2013 RASC Gold Medal of The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Toronto Centre. Congratulations, Andrey!
Professor Peter Martin Wins CASCA 2014 Executive Award for Outstanding Service which is given in alternate years by CASCA “to an individual who has made sustained contributions in service that have strengthened the Canadian astronomical community and enhanced its impact regionally, nationally and/or internationally.” Congratulations,…
Ph.D student Pegah Salbi wins the 2012 gold medal of The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Toronto Centre. Inaugurated in 1986, the gold medal is presented to the student graduating with a B.Sc. in Astronomy or Astrophysics with the highest first class standing from each…
Professor Ray Jayawardhana wins the 2013 Rutherford Medal in Physics from the Royal Society of Canada. The Rutherford Medals in Physics and Chemistry, in honour of research done by Rutherford in Canada in the early stage of his career, are given by the RSC each…
Chair Howard Yee Announces: The 2012-13 Jui Lin Yen Award for outstanding research work carried out by a graduate student, goes to Charles Zhu for his recent article “A Parameter-Space Study of Carbon-Oxygen White Dwarf Mergers.” Congratulations, Charles!