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  [one_half] [/one_half]   Alfred Mishi is a Dunlap Instrumentation Virtual Summer School student from Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. He recently completed his Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics at the University of Jos, Nigeria. He joins the Dunlap Instrumentation Summer School virtually from Makurdi. [bra_border_divider top=\’15\’ bottom=\’15\’][one_half] How did you first become interested in astronomy?  […]

  [one_half] [/one_half]   Alicia is thrilled to be part of the SURP program, studying Milky Way-like galaxies in simulations alongside Dr. Ted Mackereth and Dr. Josh Speagle. Having concurrently completed a B.Sc. in Mathematics with a minor in Physics and a B.Ed. at Brock University, Alicia is now upgrading her physics minor to a major

  [one_half] [/one_half]   Nicole just completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto with a double major in Astronomy and Physics and a minor in Chemistry. Living in Mississauga, she studies the polarization of supernova remnants at radio wavelengths alongside supervisor Dr. Jennifer West. [bra_border_divider top=\’15\’ bottom=\’15\’][one_half] What made you decide to participate

  [one_half] [/one_half]   Max is going into his fourth year of undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto. He is specializing in physics & astrophysics.  Max is originally from St. Augustine, Florida, and moved to Toronto for school in 2018. Working with supervisor Dr. Cameron Van Eck, he is working on the data pipeline

  [one_half] [/one_half]   Ishika is originally from New Delhi, India. She\’s heading into her third year at U of T, specializing in Astronomy and Physics.[bra_border_divider top=\’15\’ bottom=\’15\’][one_half] What made you decide to participate in SURP? I wanted to participate in SURP to explore what research in astrophysics looks like. In particular, I wanted to

    [one_half] [/one_half] Shannon is in her second year as a PhD student at the University of Toronto, with a focus on radio astronomy and magnetism. She completed her Honours Physics and Astronomy specialist degree at the University of Toronto, and received the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Gold Medal Award from the RASC,

  [one_half] [/one_half]   Niharika is a third year undergraduate student majoring in Mathematical Physics at Trent University. Currently living in Peterborough, she is originally from India. [bra_border_divider top=\’15\’ bottom=\’15\’] [one_half] What made you decide to participate in SURP? I\’ve always had an interest in research. Even throughout my previous undergrad, research and the collaborative nature

    [one_half] [/one_half] Kanah is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of Toronto from Brampton, Ontario. Her Major is astronomy and astrophysics, with minors in Environment & Energy and French Language. [bra_border_divider top=\’15\’ bottom=\’15\’] [one_half]   What made you decide to participate in SURP? When it came time for me to consider what

    [one_half] [/one_half] Ava is a third-year undergrad at the University of Toronto. She\’s studying computer science and physical sciences with a focus on astrophysics. Working with supervisor Josh Speagle, she is using machine learning to map out interstellar dust. Ava was born in Shiraz, Iran. Having lived in Toronto since 2015, she\’s been residing

    [one_half] [/one_half] Emma is a fourth-year undergrad at the University of Toronto. She\’s majoring in the Astronomy and Physics Specialist program at U of T, and is originally from Toronto. Working with supervisor Almog Yalinewich, she\’s studying the explosion mechanism of core collapse supernovae – the last stage in the evolution of massive stars.