Étienne Artigau, recipient of a Fonds de recherche du Québec award
Étienne Artigau, a researcher at the Trottier Institute for Exoplanet Research at the Université de Montréal and a collaborating member of the Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec, wins the 2nd Prix d’excellence des professionnels et professionnelles de recherche des Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT). This award recognizes his […]
‘Origin of life: from astrophysics to philosophy’, a colloquium presented at ACFAS 2023
As part of the 90th ACFAS Congress, several members of Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec (CRAQ) took part in a colloquium entitled “Origin of life: from astrophysics to philosophy”. The symposium opened with a much-appreciated talk by René Doyon, professor at the Université de Montréal and regular member of the CRAQ, on the […]
Antoine Bédard receives IAU award
Antoine Bédard, who recently completed his doctoral thesis under the supervision of Université de Montréal physicists Pierre Brassard and Professor Pierre Bergeron (and initially our late colleague Professor Gilles Fontaine), has won an award for excellence in astrophysics from the Stars and Stellar Physics Division of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) for the year 2022. […]
René Doyon receives prestigious NASA Medal for work on JWST
On May 24, 2023, Prof. René Doyon received a NASA Medal for Exceptional Public Service for his contributions to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) mission. Prof Doyon is the Principal Investigator of the Canadian NIRISS instrument aboard the revolutionary space observatory. He is also a member of the Centre for Research in Astrophysics of […]