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Annual Archives
2022
CHIME radio telescope collaboration wins Brockhouse Canada Prize
A cross-Canada collaboration including the University of Toronto has won the prestigious Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering from the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC).
The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) is a groundbreaking radio telescope — one of the most novel and…
Jamboree 2022
The CITA National Jamboree is an annual event with short presentations from all CITA faculty, postdocs, and grad students describing their research. It is an opportunity for incoming postdocs and students and anyone who wants to learn more about CITA and the research done here.
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 @12-5pm EST (in-person/zoom)
McLennan Physical Laboratories (MP) 1318A
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CITA Planet Day
The goal of this meeting is to bring together Canadian astronomers working on a variety of (exo)planet-related topics to share their research, discuss the latest challenges and opportunities in the field, and forge new collaborations.
On August 9th we will have a science meeting featuring invited and contributed talks as well as discussion sessions on a variety of topics. Participants ar…
Scintillometry Workshop 2022
This is a 5-day astrophysics workshop dedicated to Scintillometry, which includes the fields of interferometry, the interstellar medium, and pulsar emission physics.
In the past, this workshop series has been extremely useful, particularly to early-career researchers, in gathering top experts to discuss the current landscape of the field. These workshops have led to many fruitfu…
Professor Ue-Li Pen awarded 2022 Class of Fellows to the Royal Society of Canada
Ue-Li Pen is professor in the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) and a theoretical astrophysicist whose work often extends beyond traditional boundaries. He has contributed to the rapidly growing field of 21-cm cosmology, culminating in Canada’s preeminent astronomical achievements of the last decade, the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment…
Jamboree 2021
The CITA National Jamboree is an annual event with short presentations from all CITA faculty, postdocs, and grad students describing their research. It is an opportunity for incoming postdocs and students and anyone who wants to learn more about CITA and the research done here.
Monday, October 7, 2021 via zoom.
Organizers: Jonathan Braden and Dongwoo…
Professor Juna Kollmeier selected 2022 Jacques Solvay International Chair in Physics
The Solvay Institutes have selected Professor Juna Kollmeier of the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) and the University of Toronto as its 2022 Jacques Solvay International Chair in Physics. Prof. Kollmeier is the first scientist from Canada to receive this honour, whose past 16 recipients have included two Nobel Laureates.
Prof. Kollmeier is the Director of CITA and…
First-ever image of Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
This week, astronomers revealed the first image of the supermassive black hole at the heart of a galaxy not so far, far away — our home galaxy, the Milky Way.
Scientists had previously seen stars orbiting around something invisible, compact, and very massive at the centre of the Milky Way. Known as Sagittarius A* or Sgr A*, this object was strongly believed to be a black hole.
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CHIME Outrigger telescopes boost search for fast radio bursts
A decade of fearless innovation is opening a new window to the universe
– Prof. Ue-Li Pen, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics
In the quest to identify the origins of one of astronomy’s biggest mysteries – fast radio bursts (FRBs) – Canada’s world-renowned telescope, the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME), is getting backup.
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