Nathalie Ouellette, our new Deputy Director
On August 22, 2022, Nathalie Ouellette, who has been the iREx Coordinator since 2018, became the Deputy Director of the Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic and iREx. Great news for iREx members and OMM employees!
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My time at iREx - Daniel Thorngren
Daniel Thorngren, a Trottier postdoctoral researcher at the Université de Montréal since 2019, left us in September 2022 to pursue his career at Johns Hopkins University. We asked him a few questions about his time in Montreal.
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My thesis in 400 words: Antoine Darveau-Bernier
During his PhD, Antoine Darveau-Bernier at the UdeM developed techniques to study the atmosphere of the hottest exoplanets, to be used with data from the Webb telescope and other instruments. He briefly summarizes his doctoral thesis for us here.
Read Antoine's summary
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The first recipients of the Lumbroso Grant
Marylou Fournier-Tondreau and Thomas Vandal are the first recipients of the Lumbroso iREx Ambassador Grant, which was created thanks to the contribution of a generous iREx donor to promote our students' leadership and community engagement.
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A new award for two young researchers
Érika Le Bourdais and Leslie Moranta, two researchers starting their graduate studies this year, have won the Hubert Reeves Scholarship awarded by the Department of Physics of the Université de Montréal. Congratulations to them!
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Nicolas Cowan elected a Fellow of the College of the Royal Society of Canada
Nicolas Cowan, a member of iREx, was elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) College. This prestigious honour was awarded to 54 mid-career Canadians who have distinguished themselves through their work this year .
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News from our educational projects
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The Universe as seen by Webb
In the past few months, the Webb Space Telescope has not stopped dazzling the world with its new images and discoveries. Here is an overview of some of its most amazing snapshots of the Universe.
Take a look!
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New position! Scientific mediator at iREx and OMM
Are you passionate about education and science communication? We need you! Join the iREx/OMM science outreach team and help plan, create, implement, and evaluate a wide range of educational activities!
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Nathalie Ouellette interviewed by Le Devoir
Our new Deputy Director, who is also the James Webb Telescope Canadian Outreach Scientist, discussed her career and the search for life in the Universe with Le Devoir journalists in this short video interview.
To watch the interview (in French)
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Presentation for elementary and high school students
As part of the NameExoWorlds 2022 contest, our astrophysicist and science communicator Marie-Eve Naud will present Exoplanets: New Worlds to Discover! for all elementary and secondary school classes on November 10. A great opportunity to learn more about exoplanets, which are planets orbiting other stars.
More information on the Discover the Universe website
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Researchers' night This year, the Space for Life Researchers' Night, which takes place on November 11 from 7:00 p.m. to midnight, brings together nine iREx astronomers!
Reserve your ticket now to meet Érika, Kim, Leslie, Alexandrine, Caroline, Charles, Thomas, Clémence and Frédérique!
More information on the Space for Life website
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Name ExoWorlds Contest
The International Astronomical Union, the world's largest association of professional astronomers, invites the whole world to participate in the new edition of the NameExoWorlds Contest, which invites people to submit names for 20 exoplanets and their stars. A unique chance to put your mark on our Universe!
More information on the contest
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