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Professor Ue-Li Pen awarded 2022 Class of Fellows to the Royal Society of Canada
September 6, 2022
Ue-Li Pen is professor in the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) and a theoretica…
Professor Juna Kollmeier selected 2022 Jacques Solvay International Chair in Physics
June 13, 2022
The Solvay Institutes have selected Professor Juna Kollmeier of the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics…
First-ever image of Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
May 13, 2022
This week, astronomers revealed the first image of the supermassive black hole at the heart of a galaxy not so far,…
CHIME Outrigger telescopes boost search for fast radio bursts
March 31, 2022
A decade of fearless innovation is opening a new window to the universe
– Prof. Ue-Li Pen, Canadian Institute for…
Astronomers turn robotic eyes on our cosmic home, the Milky Way Galaxy
February 8, 2022
Thanks to a breakthrough robotic innovation, an international collaboration which includes the University of Toronto…
Professor Norman Murray Awarded 2022 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysical Insights
February 2, 2022
The Heineman Foundation, American Institute of Physics and American Astronomical Society announce Norman Murray,…
National Jamboree October 7-8, 2021
September 8, 2021
The CITA Jamboree is traditionally an annual event with short presentations from all CITA faculty, postdocs, and grad…
Professor Norman Murray named an RSC Fellow 2021
September 7, 2021
Norman Murray is a world-renowned Canadian astrophysical theorist whose high impact work is imbued with powerfu…
CHIME telescope detects more than 500 mysterious fast radio bursts in its first year of operation
June 9, 2021
Written by Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office
Scientists with the CHIME Collaboration, including University of…
Dr. Jennifer Y.H. Chan CITA Postdoctoral Fellow, is awarded the 2020 Michael Penston Thesis Prize
Announced today, CITA fellow Dr Jennifer Y. H. Chan was awarded the 2020 Michael Penston Prize from the (UK)…