Dr. James Beattie, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics and Princeton University, was awarded a prestigious Hubble Fellowship, announced the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) on behalf of NASA today.
This fellowship will allow him to build the next generation of supercomputer models to probe how the early Universe may have become magnetized by…
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has announced Professor Peter Martin as the recipient of the 2026 George Van Biesbroeck Prize for his “long-term extraordinary or unselfish service to astronomy.” The AAS, a leading international body for astronomers since 1899, grants this award every two years to honour individuals whose lifelong commitment to scientific discovery and social good…
A team led by CITA Fellow, Dr. James Beattie, received the HPCwire Editors’ Choice Award for “Top HPC-Enabled Scientific Achievement” for 2025. The researchers were recognized for creating the largest and highest-resolution simulation of astrophysical, magnetized turbulence performed to date. “Using HPC resources at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ), they were able to mod…
The Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) and the David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics (DADDAA) are pleased to invite you to a special edition of the Astro Colloquium given by Professor J. Richard Bond, the 2025 Shaw Laureate in Astrophysics.
Professor Bond, the first University of Toronto faculty member to receive the honour, and his co-recipient Georg…
On October 21st CITA Professor J. Richard Bond accepted the 2025 Shaw Prize in Astrophysics, shared with Professor George Efstathiou from the University of Cambridge. The Shaw Foundation recognized the four 2025 Shaw Laureates at a special award presentation ceremony in the Grand Hall of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The awards were presented by Professor Reinhard…
On May 30, 2025, Professor Norman Murray was appointed a Fellow of the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP). This significant recognition acknowledges his “outstanding research in theoretical astrophysics, with major contributions in extrasolar and solar planets, helioseismology, energetics of galaxies, and black hole AGN feedback,” as well as his “outstanding record of mentorship and…
TORONTO, ON – May 28, 2025 – The Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) proudly announces that Professor J. Richard Bond has been awarded the 2025 Shaw Prize in Astronomy. Professor Bond, also a University Professor at the University of Toronto, shares the prize equally with Professor George Efstathiou of the University of Cambridge, UK. The two astrophysicists ar…
University of Toronto professor and CITA faculty member Norman Murray has been elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences during the Academy’s 162nd Annual Meeting. On April 29, the National Academy of Sciences announced the election of 120 members and 30 international members. The new members will be formally inducted at the 2026 NAS Annual Meeting.
Members are elected to the NAS…
Professor Norman Murray from the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics is the only University of Toronto professor elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2025. He has been distinguished as CLASS I: Mathematical and Physical Sciences scholar for his significant contribution to Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Earth Sciences along with six other esteemed researchers…
The American Astronomical Society (AAS), a major international organization of professional astronomers, announced today the recipients of some of its 2025 prizes for outstanding achievements in research and education.
This year the prestigious Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy was presented to CITA faculty Maya Fishbach for her “major contributions to the field of gravitational-wav…