SURP Student of the Week: Caleb Lammers
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From Fellow to Faculty: Johanna Nagy
Menu Job Opportunities Dunlap Fellowship Potential Fellowship Hosts From Fellow to Faculty/Scientist  Former Dunlap Institute Postdoctoral Fellow Johanna Nagy was hired as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri starting in May, 2020. For almost three years, Nagy played a pivotal role at the Dunlap Institute,
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Catching up with \”Award of Excellence\” Winner Emily Deibert
[one_third] [/one_third][two_thirds_last] University of Toronto graduate student and Dunlap Institute researcher Emily Deibert has been awarded the University of Toronto Alumni Association\’s Graduate Award of Excellence. These awards are considered among the highest honour within the U of T community. During her time at U of T and Dunlap, Deibert has not only excelled academically,
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TEACHING THE TEACHERS: TALKING #SCICOMM WITH JULIE BOLDUC-DUVAL
[one_third] [/one_third][two_thirds_last] In March, 2020, Dunlap Associate Julie Bolduc-Duval received the Canadian Astronomical Society’s Qilak Award for her contributions to the public\’s understanding of astronomy. Julie has dedicated her career to making astronomy accessible to teachers. An educator herself, she has taught physics and astronomy for over 15 years. She has been the coordinator for Discover the
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Development and Commissioning of the Integral Field Spectrograph for the Gemini Planet Imager
[bra_border_divider top=\’5\’ bottom=\’15\’] [one_half] Dr. Jeffrey Chilcote, Dunlap Institute Thursday, 9 October, noon – AB Lounge The Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) is one of a new generation of instruments designed to directly image extrasolar planets in the outer solar systems of young main sequence stars. By combining a 1700-actuator adaptive optics system, an apodized-pupil Lyot
Square Kilometre Array
[bra_border_divider top=\’5\’ bottom=\’15\’] [one_half] Dr. Jeff Wagg, Square Kilometre Array Monday, 21 July, noon – AB Lounge The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will be the world\’s largest observatory for studying the Universe at long radio wavelengths. Work is currently underway to finalize the detailed design of phase I, involving more than 350 scientists and engineers from around
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Wavefront Sensing and Control for Large Space Telescopes
[bra_border_divider top=\’5\’ bottom=\’15\’] [one_half] Dr. Marshall Perrin, STScI Active and adaptive optics have revolutionized ground based telescopes in the last few decades, and this revolution is now making the leap into space. The James Webb Space Telescope\’s 6.5 m aperture depends critically on our ability to accurately measure and align its mirror segments after launch,
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WEAVE: New wide-field multi-fibre spectroscopy facility for the prime focus of William Herschel Telescope
[bra_border_divider top=\’5\’ bottom=\’15\’] [one_half] Dr. Raine Karjalainen, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes WEAVE is a powerful new multi-object spectrograph being planned for the 4.2-m William Herschel Telescope at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, on La Palma in the Canary Islands. It will allow astronomers to take spectra of up to 1000 stars and