The Europlanet Society has awarded U of T Physicist Diana Valencia the 11th annual Paolo Farinella Prize. An Associate Professor of Physics and Astrophysics at the University of Toronto (Scarborough) and Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Toronto, Valencia’s research focuses on planetary sciences, and…
Jo Bovy receives Rutherford Memorial Medal from Royal Society of Canada
New U of T Class merges Indigenous Worldviews with Astronomy Indigenous perspectives are a strong component of the study of astronomy, and now one U of T prof is helping to bring this important connection to the classroom. Hilding Neilson, Assistant…
Dear all, we are delighted to recognize outstanding research contributions from our students with the following Yen awards: 2020 Anna O’Grady & Aaron Tohuvavohu 2021 Ryan Mckinven Congratulations Anna, Aaron and Ryan! Kristen & Bob — Nominated Articles — Anna O’Grady: Cool, Luminous,…
Dr. Ting Li joined the David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics as an Assistant Professor on June 1, 2021. Congratulations and welcome!
Dear All, Woo hoo! We just received confirmation from the President that Suresh Sivanandam has been awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor. Very, very richly deserved and we’re so happy for him! Please join us in offering our HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Suresh on this…
Congratulations to Renée Hložek, who has won the 2021 Richer Gold Medal from the Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA). Renée will receive her medal and give a prize lecture at the annual CASCA meeting in May. CASCA is pleased to announce Dr. Renée Hložek as the recipient…
Adiv has been a spectacular member of our community, with the ‘perfect trifecta’ of major contributions to research, teaching, and service. He has demonstrated research excellence in the study of exoplanet climates, by for instance creating the first public repository of habitable climates, making thousands…
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Winners of our undergraduate scholarships this year. They are as follows: Janson Fu won the Maurice and Christine Clement Scholarship in Astronomy and Astrophysics, awarded to a graduating student on the basis of academic achievement in their final year. Mitchell Barrett won the Walter…