Nasser Mohammed

PhD Student

Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics
University of Toronto

nasser.mohammed@mail.utoronto.ca - astro.utoronto.ca/nasser.mohammed - Toronto, ON, Canada

Research Interests: Stellar Streams, Dark Matter, Galactic Archeology, Astrostatitics, AI

Skills: Python, SQL, Java, Git, MATLAB, LaTeX, Data Visualization

Education

PhD Student | Deptartment of Astronomy & Astrophysics

September 2024 – ongoing | Toronto, ON

University of Toronto, St. George Campus

Supervisor: Dr. Ting S. Li

Awards and Honours

  • LSST Discovery Alliance Data Science Fellowship (2025)
  • UofT Recognition of Excellence Award (2024)
  • Mary Louise & Ronald Laidlaw Martin Graduate Scholarship in A&A (2024)
  • David A Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics Entrance Fellowship (2024)

BSc. Honours in Physics | Minor in Data Science

September 2019 – December 2023 | Kelowna, BC

University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus

Supervisor: Dr. Alex S. Hill

Thesis Title: Polarimetric Study of 'Tadpole' Feature G137+7 with CHIME all-sky Radio Data.

Awards and Honours

  • NSERC Canadian Graduate Masters Scholarship (2024, declined)
  • 2x NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (2022, ‘24)
  • Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science Undergraduate Research Award (2023)

Publications

Nasser Mohammed et al. 2024. "Faraday Tomography with CHIME: The 'Tadpole' Feature G137+7." ApJ 971 100

Research Experience

Graduate Research Assistant | AST 1501

September 2024 - ongoing | Toronto, ON

David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics

  • Research assistant supervised by Dr. Ting S. Li
  • Working on DESI Year 3 Key Project by characterization stellar streams in DESI data.
  • Modelling O(100) stellar streams with Bayesian truncated Gaussian mixture modelling techniques.

Honours Thesis | Undergraduate Research Assistant

September 2022 - April 2024 | Kelowna, BC | Kaleden, BC

UBC Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science | Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory

Canadian Stratospheric Balloon Experiment Design Challenge VI

August 2023 - May 2024

Physics Lead

Teaching and Mentorship

UofT Grad-Undergrad Mentorship Program

February 2025 - ongoing

Graduate Astronomy Student Association

Graduate Teaching Assistant | AST 101, AST 201

September 2024 – ongoing

David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant | PHYS 111, PHYS 200

September 2022 - December 2023

Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science

Globalink International Student Research Mentor

April 2023 - September 2023

Mitacs

Conferences and Presentations

Defining New Simulation Frontiers for Dark Matter Discovery

September 2024 | Toronto, ON

Workshop Participant

Okanagan College | ASTR 121

March 2024 | Kelowna, BC

Guest Lecturer; Introduction to the Interstellar Medium

University of Calgary 9th Annual PHAS Symposium

February 2024 | Calgary, AB

15-minute Talk

UBC Okanagan 18th Annual Faculty of Science URA Symposium

September 2023 | Kelowna, BC

Poster Presentation

Canadian Astronomical Society Annual General Meeting

June 2023 | Penticton, BC

Poster Presentation

TomFest: Frontiers in Radio Science and Engineering with Tom Landecker

June 2023 | Kaleden, BC

15-minute Talk

Canadian Astroparticle Physics Summer School

May 2023 | Queen's University, SNOLAB

Participant

Volunteer & Community Activities

Co-Founder & VP Astronomy

May 2023 - May 2024 | Kelowna, BC

Space Exploration Student Association

Co-Founder & President

December 2019 - May 2023 | Kelowna, BC

UBC Okanagan Astronomy Club

External Relations Coordinator

June 2021 - September 2021 | Remote

Zenith Canada Pathways Foundation