Yen Prize awarded to Ryan Cloutier for his exoplanet research, discoveries and in particular his comprehensive analysis of the expected planet detections in the up-coming Spirou Legacy Survey Planet Search.
Fieldus Prize awarded to Jielai Zhang for her infectious enthusiastic leadership of numerous ventures in and out of the Department, and generally helping make the Department a great place to do astronomy and astrophysics.
Best known for his understanding of and dedication towards maintaining the MK Spectral Classification system, Professor Robert F. (Bob) Garrison passed away on the morning of August 13, 2017 in Toronto with his family by his side.
Prof. Hanno Rein is appointed as Director of the Centre for Planetary Sciences (CPS) at UTSC, for a five-year term from 1 September 2017 to 30 June 2022. Congratulations, Hanno!
The Canada Council for the Arts awards the prestigious Killam award to outstanding scholars. More information about the award and Abraham’s work can be found below: https://www.utoronto.ca/news/three-u-t-scholars-receive-killam-awards https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/08/27/u-of-t-astrophysicists-dragonfly-offers-a-bugs-eye-view-of-the-universe.html
The Faculty of Arts and Science has selected Michael Reid for an Outstanding Teaching Award for 2016-17. The Faculty of Arts & Science Outstanding Teaching Awards, established in 1993, highlights excellence in teaching. Congratulations, Mike!
Department Chair, Ray Carlberg, announced on Jan 9, 2017: Ph.D student Heidi White is 2017 Fieldus Award winner. The Fieldus award recognizes all aspects of a graduate student contributions, including those that make our graduate school a rich and warm place for everyone. Congratulations, Heidi!…
Department Chair, Ray Carlberg, announced on Jan 9, 2017: Ph.D student Dana Simard is 2017 Allen Yen award winner. The Yen award recognizes a graduate student’s contribution to research. Dana is recognized for her work on the role of current sheets in pulsar scintillation. Congratulations!…
On Friday, December 30, 2016, Governor-General David Johnston announced the list of 100 Order of Canada appointments. Among them, our own professor Peter G. Martin has been named an Officer of the Order of Canada. Congratulations, Peter!
The Sloan Foundation has just announced that Professor Jo Bovy is a 2016 Sloan Research Fellow. The Sloan Fellowship is a prestigious early career (within 7 years of PhD) award. Congratulations Jo!