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Dr. Eve J. Lee receives the 2022 Vainu Bappu Gold Medal
February 22 2023

Dr. Eve J. Lee receives the 2022 Vainu Bappu Gold Medal

Dr. Eve J. Lee, Assistant Professor at McGill University and a member of our institute,…

Heidi White, our new Outreach Officer
February 20 2023

Heidi White, our new Outreach Officer

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Dr. Heidi White as our new Outreach…

My Thesis in 400 Words: Margaret Bruna
February 20 2023

My Thesis in 400 Words: Margaret Bruna

Margaret Bruna, an iREx student at McGill University, finished her master degree in 2022. Here,…

Université de Montréal astronomers find that two exoplanets may be mostly water
December 15 2022

Université de Montréal astronomers find that two exoplanets may be mostly water

A team led by UdeM astronomers has found evidence that two exoplanets orbiting a red…

Lisa Dang, Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at the Université de Montréal
November 29 2022

Lisa Dang, Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at the Université de Montréal

Lisa Đặng, an iREx member who completed her Ph.D. at McGill University this summer, was…

Lisa Dang awarded L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship
November 22 2022

Lisa Dang awarded L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship

Lisa Đặng, Trottier postdoctoral researcher at the iREx at the Université de Montréal, receives a…

Hot and dry: SPIRou reveals the atmosphere of hot Jupiter Tau Boötis b
July 28 2021

Hot and dry: SPIRou reveals the atmosphere of hot Jupiter Tau Boötis b

Measuring the composition of the atmosphere of the hot Jupiter Tau Boötis b more precisely…

Flash Interviews 2020-2021: Learn more about our students!
June 5 2021

Flash Interviews 2020-2021: Learn more about our students!

The dynamism of iREx is largely due to its graduate students. In order to introduce you…

My Thesis in 400 words: Taylor Bell
June 3 2021

My Thesis in 400 words: Taylor Bell

Taylor Bell, an iREx student at McGill University, submitted his PhD thesis in the Spring…

My Thesis in 400 Words: Louis-Philippe Coulombe
June 3 2021

My Thesis in 400 Words: Louis-Philippe Coulombe

Louis-Philippe Coulombe, an iREx student at Université de Montréal, submitted his master’s thesis in the…

Nathalie Ouellette wins a 2021 Prix du recteur
June 2 2021

Nathalie Ouellette wins a 2021 Prix du recteur

Nathalie Ouellette, astrophysicist and Coordinator of iREx, is the winner of 2021 Prix du Recteur…

A new educational project on exoplanets thanks to the NovaScience program
April 6 2021

A new educational project on exoplanets thanks to the NovaScience program

Thanks to a grant from the Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation‘s NovaScience program, the…