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While at the Dunlap, Rachel Friesen studied the earliest stages of star formation by observing the cold, dense molecular clouds from which stars arise. She examined the light emitted by molecules within these regions to gain an understanding of the composition, structure, temperature and internal…
In January 2017, Laura moved to Yale University to become an Assistant Professor in the Physics Department.
Maria Drout is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Toronto and a Dunlap Associate. Drout’s research focuses on understanding the evolution, influence, and ultimate fate of massive stars. She uses ground and spaced-based telescopes to study…
Jennifer West is currently a Covington Fellow at the Herzberg Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Centre, National Research Council of Canada. At the Dunlap Institute, Jennifer was a Research Associate who used large radio surveys and radio polarimetry to study magnetic fields in supernova remnants and…
Tina was a Postdoctoral Fellow studying supernovae and quasars in large imaging surveys. She worked with Prof. Renée Hložek on supernovae science in preparation for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope. She uses photometric data to classify and estimate redshifts of quasars in other large…
Jason’s research mainly focuses on trying to understand the origin, evolution and properties of large-scale magnetic fields in higher-mass stars through the use of high-resolution spectropolarimetry. Additionally, he is interested in the effects of magnetic fields on the circumstellar environment of stars, including how they…