Dear Astro-community,I am delighted to announce that Emily Deibert is the recipient of the departmental Fieldus award this year. Emily has demonstrated research excellence in her work on exoplanet atmospheric characterization, leading various observational programs to detect or constrain the presence of atmospheric constituents within…
It was announced on Oct 21, 2021. Prof. Renée Hložek with the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics and the David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics is this year’s winner of the McLean Award which recognizes an emerging research leader at the University of…
Graduate Student Margaret Ikape Wins DKG Fellowship Award The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International has granted our grad student Margaret Ikape a World Fellowship Award for the 2021-2222 academic year. Congratulations, Margaret!
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…