Martine Lokken

Astronomy PhD Candidate

About Me

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Martine Lokken

4th year PhD Candidate
David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
University of Toronto

I am co-supervised by Professor Dick Bond (CITA) and Professor Renée Hložek (Dunlap Institute) and expect to graduate in the summer of 2023. I earned my BS in Astronomy & Physics, with highest distinction, from the University of Virginia in 2018. I am interested in all things cosmology, with a specific focus on the large-scale structure of the Cosmic Web.

In my free time, I enjoy dancing. I have tried many different dance styles including ballet, hip-hop, modern, bhangra, salsa and bachata, a couple traditional West African styles, and more! I love dance as a means to connect with and learn from people from different cultures. I also play the flute and piano, sometimes in orchestral or chamber ensembles.

Curriculum Vitae Highlights

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Education

PhD (2018-2023, expected)

David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Canada.

BS (2014-2018)

University of Virginia, USA. Major: Astronomy & Physics. Highest distinction.

Scholarships

Recipient of a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate Scholarship - Doctoral (PGS-D) and a Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (declined to attend school in Canada).

Teaching

Experience as a teaching assistant for various undergraduate courses at the University of Toronto: AST 101, 201, 251, 222, programmer support TA.

Outreach

Co-director and planetarium director of AstroTours, the graduate student-led monthly outreach event at the University of Toronto (2018-2019). Planetarium operator for public shows (2019-2020).

Mentorship

This is my second year as the mentorship coordinator for graduate peer mentorship (Astronomy department, Toronto). I have been both a peer graduate mentor and a mentor to undergraduates while at U of T, as well as a peer undergraduate mentor in Virginia.