Simon Blouin receives FRQNT’s Prix Relève étoile Louis-Berlinguet
The Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec(CRAQ) congratulates Simon Blouin, a former CRAQ member currently a postdoctoral fellow in astrophysics at the University of Victoria, on winning the Prix Relève étoile Louis Berlinguet from the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ). Simon Blouin obtained his PhD in 2019 under the supervision of CRAQ member […]
Nicolas Cowan receives the Arthur B. McDonald 2023 Fellowship
Nicolas Cowan, a member of the Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Québec, has been awarded the Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship 2023. Nicolas has been a professor at McGill since 2015. His specialty is the study of the atmospheres of exoplanets, those planets located beyond the solar system. His interests range from data analysis and […]
Nathalie Nguyen-Quoc Ouellette, an “Emerging Leaders of 2023” by the Women’s Executive Network
Dr. Nathalie Nguyen-Quoc Ouellette, astrophysicist, Associate Director of the Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx) at the Université de Montréal and collaborator member of the Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec, has been recognized as one of the “Emerging Leaders of 2023” by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN). This prestigious honour celebrates her […]
UdeM-Led Study of Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b Reveals New Insights into its Atmosphere and Star
A team of astronomers led by members of the Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec (CRAQ) has made an important leap forward in our understanding of the intriguing TRAPPIST-1 exoplanetary system. Not only has their research shed light on the nature of TRAPPIST-1 b, the exoplanet orbiting closest to the system’s star, but it […]
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 […]
Canadian NIRISS instrument on Webb Maps an Ultra-Hot Jupiter’s Atmosphere
There’s an intriguing exoplanet out there – 400 light-years out there – that is so tantalising that astronomers have been studying it since its discovery in 2009. One orbit for WASP-18 b around its star that is slightly larger than our Sun takes just 23 hours. There is nothing like it in our Solar System. […]
A likely volcano-covered terrestrial world outside the Solar System
LP 791-18 d, illustrated here, is an Earth-size world about 86 light-years away. The gravitational tug from a more massive planet in the system, shown as a blue dot in the background, may result in internal heating and volcanic eruptions on this exoplanet – as much as Jupiter’s moon Io, the most geologically active body in the […]