Current Members [⯅ Top]
- Adam D. Hincks
Assistant Professor, Dept. Astronomy & Astrophysics - Principal Investigator
- PhD, Physics, Princeton University, 2009
Hon. BSc, Astronomy & Physics, University of Toronto, 2004 - MP 1208
- 50 St. George Street, Toronto ON M5S 3H4, Canada
- adam.hincks@utoronto.ca
- http://adh-sj.info
- Yilun Guan (管轶伦)
Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellow (co-supervised by R. Hložek) - ACT, SO; software pipeline development, large scale structure, time domain astronomy
- PhD, Physics & Astronomy, University of Pittsburg, 2021
BSc, National University of Singapore, 2014 - AB122
- yilun.guan@utoronto.ca
- https://guanyilun.github.io/
- Erika Hornecker
PhD Student - ACT, SO; time domain astronomy, software pipeline development
- BSc, Physics, McGill University, 2020
- erika.hornecker@mail.utoronto.ca
- Eleonora Barbavara
PhD Student (University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, co-supervised by E. Battistelli) - ACT, large scale structure
- BSc, Physics, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, 2019
MSc, Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, 2022 - eleonora.barbavara@roma1.infn.it
- Rebecca Dudley
PhD Student - large scale structure
- Hon. BSc, Physics (astrophysics specialization), Queen's University, 2024
- AB223
- rebecca.dudley@astro.utoronto.ca
- rebeccadudley.squarespace.com
- Charles Chen
Undergraduate Student (co-supervised by Yilun Guan) - software pipeline development
- Yiquan Mao
Undergraduate Student (co-supervised by Yilun Guan) - time domain astronomy
- Dorian Pascal
Undergraduate Student (co-supervised by Yilun Guan) - SO, software pipeline development
- Harlin Toor
Undergraduate Student - ACT, time domain astronomy
Faculty Friends [⯅ Top]
Colleagues with whom I am cosupervising, or have cosupervised, group members.
- Renée Hložek
Associate Professor, Dept. Astronomy & Astrophysics and Dunlap Institute - hlozek@dunlap.utoronto.ca
- Hnauts Research Group
- https://www.dunlap.utoronto.ca/~hlozek
- C. Barth Netterfield
Professor, Dept. Physics and Dept. Astronomy & Astrophysics - barth.netterfield@utoronto.ca
- Balloon Astrophysics Group
- https://sites.physics.utoronto.ca/barthnetterfield
- Elia Battistelli
Associate Professor, Dept. Physics, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’ - elia.battistelli@uniroma1.it
- Observational Cosmology Research Group
- https://eliastefanobattistelli.site.uniroma1.it/
Alumni [⯅ Top]
Former members of my group; those with an asterisk continue to collaborate with me.
- Abdulaziz Alkharjy (2025)
Undegraduate summer researcher
Current position: Data Science Intern, Mozn - ACT, time domain astronomy, software pipeline development
- Anas Abdulrahman J. Alshehri (2025)
Undergraduate summer researcher
Current position: Undergraduate Student (King Abdulaziz University) - ACT, time domain astronomy, software pipeline development
- Mehtab Cheema (2025)
Undergraduate summer researcher
Current position: Undergraduate Student, University of Toronto - ACT, time domain astronomy, software pipeline development
- Zeinab Imani (2025)
Undergraduate summer researcher
Current position: MSc Student, University of Waterloo (starting in 2026) - ACT, time domain astronomy
- Louis Branch (2022, 2024–25)
Undergraduate thesis & summer researcher
Current position: Undergraduate Student, University of Toronto - ACT, time domain astronomy
- Yoonie Jang (2024–25)
Undergraduate work-study researcher
Current position: Undergraduate Student, University, of Toronto (paused for full-time internship) - software pipeline development
- Ismail Ahmed (2024)
Undergraduate work-study researcher
Current position: Jr. DevOps Engineer, Nokia - software pipeline development
- Max Bridgewater (2024)
Undergraduate summer researcher
Current position: PhD Student, University of Toronto - ACT, time domain astronomy, pipeline software development
- John Fitzgerald (2023–24)
Undergraduate work-study researcher
Current position: Undergraduate Student, University of Toronto - software pipeline development
- Jason Leung (2021–23) *
PhD Student (co-supervised by C. B. Netterfield)
Current position: Research Associate, Imperial College London - SO, software pipeline development
- Ajay Gill (2021–23) *
PhD Student (co-supervised by C. B. Netterfield)
Current position: Post-doctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - ACT, large scale structure
- Zannatul Isaque (2023)
Summer undergraduate researcher - SO, software pipeline development
- Ian Niebres (2022–23)
Undergraduate thesis & summer researcher
Current position: Product Operations Lead, Surge AI - ACT, time domain astronomy
- Maya Merchant (2022–23)
Undergraduate thesis researcher
Current position: PhD Student, York University - large scale structure
- Dhananjhay Bansal (2022)
Undergraduate summer researcher
Current position: Research Software Developer, Robarts Research Institute – Western University - Software Development for HIRAX
- Anatoly Zavyalov (2021–22)
Undergraduate summer & work-study researcher
Current position: PhD Student, Boston University - Software Development for HIRAX
- Adit Harin Edward (2020–21)
Undergraduate thesis researcher
Current position: PhD Student, York University - ACT, time domain astronomy
- Xiaoyi Ma (马潇依) (2020–21) *
Undergraduate thesis researcher
Current position: PhD Student, Peking University - ACT, time domain astronomy
Joining the Group [⯅ Top]
I am always happy to hear from people interested in working with me! Below is some information about the normal routes for joining my research group. Feel free to contact me if you have questions.
- Undergraduate Students — During the academic year I prioritise students doing their final-year research project (AST425); sometimes I will list a work-study position. During the summer, I prioritise students in the University of Toronto Summer Research Programme (SURP) in astronomy and astrophysics.
- Graduate Students — New graduate students at the University of Toronto are warmly invited to be in touch if they might be interested in working with me. (Note that to join my group as a graduate student you first need to be accepted into our programme; if you have been accepted into another programme at U of T, e.g., physics, you can also contact me.)
- Postdoctoral Fellowships — I am not currently advertising a position, but feel free to reach out if you are interested in my research.
- Other — In general I am not able to offer internships or similar research experiences; I prioritise University of Toronto students, with the exception of the undergraduate SURP programme (see above), open to full-time students at a Canadian university eligible to work in Canada.