Michael Poon and Steffani Grondin, are named the co-recipients of the 2025 Jui Lin (Allen) Yen Award for exceptional achievement in research by a graduate student in our department Congratulations to the two winners! Jo
Associate Professor/Professor – Experimental Astrophysics Date Posted: September 2, 2025 Closing Date: November 3, 2025, 11:59PM ET Req ID: 43522 Job Category: Faculty – Tenure Stream (continuing) Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science Department: David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Campus: St. George…
Assistant Professor – Experimental Astrophysics Date Posted: September 2, 2025 Closing Date: November 3, 2025, 11:59PM ET Req ID: 43523 Job Category: Faculty – Tenure Stream (continuing) Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science Department: David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Campus: St. George…
University of Toronto, Hincks Research Group, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics Position ID: University of Toronto–Hincks Research Group, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics–POSTDOC [#30348] Position Title: Postdoctoral Position in Millimetre Time Domain Astronomy & AGN Astrophysics Position Type: Postdoctoral Position Location: Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H4, Canada…
Congratulations to Dick Bond who has been awarded the Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2025 with George Efstathiou for “their pioneering work in cosmology, in particular for their studies of the fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background”. More information is here: https://www.shawprize.org/news/announcement-press-conference-2025-press-release/ Renee Hlozek
Meet Jeanue Chung, a third-year Astronomy & Astrophysics student at the University of Toronto (U of T) who is not just studying space but actively shaping Canada’s future in it. As the founder of LUNR, Chung is tackling a critical challenge: Canada’s dependence on foreign…
Professor Jo Bovy has been awarded the Herzberg Medal from the Canadian Association of Physicists “in recognition of profound and original contributions to our understanding of the formation, evolution, and current dynamical structure of the Milky Way.” See https://services.cap.ca/medal/publicity/press.php?year=2025&medal_id=4&num=1 What huge achievements… and what an…
In recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in original research, CITAzen Norm Murray (cross-appointed to the Department) has been elected to the US National Academy of Sciences! More details can be found: https://www.nasonline.org/news/2025-nas-election/ What huge achievements… and what an honor to work with such…
Professor Jo Bovy is appointed as Chair and Graduate Chair of the David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics effective July 1, 2025, until December 31, 2030. Jo Bovy is a Professor in the David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the…
“The Milky Way in the Era of Large Surveys” – Public Lecture May 7 at 6pm. For over a hundred years, the Milky Way has been the nexus between many fields of astrophysics, linking together investigations into the formation of planetary systems and stars to…