A fully isolated dwarf galaxy unexpectedly affected by ram pressure
Dwarf galaxies are known to be pristine probes of the early Universe, especially when they are isolated and not interacting with massive galaxies. Observations with the MeerKAT radio telescope of WLM, an archetype of such a galaxy, have revealed its strong interaction with the intergalactic medium. An international team, including a researcher from the CRAQ […]
Emeritus Professor Anthony Moffat receives the Carlyle S. Beals Award for 2022
The Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA) is pleased to announce that Université de Montréal Emeritus Professor Anthony Moffat, member of the Center for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec (CRAQ), is the winner of the 2022 Beals Award. This is in recognition of decades of cutting-edge research on topics relating to massive stars, including Wolf-Rayet stars, stellar […]
Cooperation Required for the Emergence of Life Found to Arise Easily
Image credit: UPV Spectroscopy Group Microwaver Region. One of the main theories on the origin of life proposes the hypothesis according to which life evolved as cooperative networks of molecules. Explaining cooperation – and particularly, its emergence by favoring the evolution of life-bearing molecules – is therefore a key element in describing the transition from […]
Our CRAQ colleague, Eve Lee, receives the Annie Jump Cannon Award for 2022
The American Astronomical Society’s 2022 Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy has been awarded to Eve Lee (McGill University) for her illuminating work on the formation of stars, debris disks, and planets. The Award’s selection committee pronounced that “Dr. Lee’s piercing insight, curiosity, and ability to distill complex processes into key concepts have enabled her to make […]
Our CRAQ colleagues, members of the “CHIME Fast Radio Burst” team, receive the 2022 Berkeley Prize
The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment fast radio burst (CHIME/FRB) team, which discovered more than 500 new fast radio bursts in the first year of the detector’s operations, receive the 2022 Lancelot M. Berkeley − New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy. Bestowed annually since 2011 by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) and […]
A new professor joins the CRAQ
The Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec (CRAQ) welcomes a new professor of astrophysics. Katelin Schutz joined the McGill University Astrophysics Group as Assistant Professor in August 2021. She holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from MIT (2014) and a doctorate from Berkeley University (2019). She received the Sakurai Dissertation Award from the American […]
Emilie Parent receives one of the SWAAC Graduate Student Award of Merit for 2021
Emilie Parent, a PhD Candidate in the Department of Physics at McGill University and member of the McGill Space Institute, has received one of the 2021 Graduate Student Award of Merit from the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC). Emilie’s research centres on observations of neutron stars: the stellar remnants left behind when massive stars […]
Ziggy Pleunis receives a PhD Prize from IAU
Ziggy Pleunis, who recently completed a doctoral thesis under the supervision of Professor Victoria Kaspi (McGill), was awarded a PhD Prize from the “High Energy Phenomena and Fundamental Physics” division of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) for the year 2020 Dr. Pleunis’ thesis, entitled “Fast radio burst detection and morphology with the CHIME telescope”, represents […]
Nathalie Ouellette wins a Prix du recteur 2021
Nathalie Ouellette, Coordinator of iREx and CRAQ member, is the winner of one of the “Prix du Recteur” of the Université de Montréal awards for 2021, in the category Initiative. This award recognises the imagination, dynamism and creativity of a member of the Université de Montréal community. “Nathalie Ouellette embodies passion, devotion and leadership,” said […]
CRAQ member Victoria Kaspi receives the 2021 Shaw Prize in Astronomy
The Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2021 is shared equally by Victoria M. Kaspi, Professor of Physics, Director of McGill Space Institute and member of the Center for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec (CRAQ), and Chryssa Kouveliotou, Professor and Chair, Department of Physics at George Washington University, for their contributions to our understanding of magnetars, a […]