Diana Valencia was successful in obtaining an Early Research Award.
27.02.2020Congratulations to Diana Valencia for winning an Early Research Award!
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Prof. Renée Hložek named as a 2020 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow
12.02.2020Prof Renée Hložek, who this morning was named as a 2020 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow. The Sloan Fellowships are one of the most prestigious awards in North American academia; since 1955, this program has sought to stimulate fundamental research by recognising early-career scientists and…
Prof. Maria Drout wins 2019 Polanyi Prize in Physics
04.02.2020Prof. Maria Drout Wins 2019 Polanyi Prize in Physics The prestigious prizes are awarded in honour of Ontario’s Nobel Prize winner John C. Polanyi to recognize early career researchers (4.5 years of PhD) in the Nobel prize categories. Congratulations, Maria!
Natalie Price-Jones has won the 2019 Fieldus award!
04.12.2019Natalie Price-Jones has won the Fieldus award this year. She has a demonstrated commitment to research excellence and went above and beyond in her TA work. She helped organize Astro Tours and was the master of the 3D printer. She served as co-President of GASA…
The Recording of the 2019 Inaugural Martin Lecture: The World in 2050 – and beyond
28.11.2019With Keynote Speaker Professor Martin John Rees Below is the lecture recording: 2019 Inaugural Martin Lecture
Niloufar Afsariardchi and Sasha Kostenko Won 2019-20 Yen Awards
15.10.2019The Jui Lin (Allen) Yen Award is to recognize students for research excellence. The winners are based on the novelty and the breadth of the science in their papers. Ph.D students, Niloufar Afsariardchi and Sasha Kostenko are this year’s winners. Congratulations!
Renee Hlozek on her appointment as a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar!
05.09.2019Congratulations to Renee Hlozek on her appointment as a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar! https://www.cifar.ca/research/global-scholars The Azrieli Globar Scholar is recognition and support for a young emerging leader. Renee will join the Gravity and Extreme Universe program of CIFAR.
Clarification of Canadian Universities Role in the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT)
26.07.2019Raymond Carlberg, Professor and founding TMT Project Director in Canada The Government of Canada, through its agent, the National Research Council, is the Canadian member of the TMT International Observatory. The National Research Council appoints one voting corporate governor, currently one of their staff. Two…
2019 NSERC Vanier CGS Recipient – Emily Deibert
26.07.2019Emily Deibert is the recipient of the 2019 NSERC Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS). The Vanier CGS program was established in 2008 to support Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and higher learning. Its recipients demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly…
TMT Statement
23.07.2019TMT Statement As a board member of the Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy (ACURA), I have been watching closely the recent events at the construction site of the Thirty-Metre Telescope (TMT) at Mauna Kea, Hawaii, and consulting with my colleagues at the University of Toronto….