2017

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iREx is proud to welcome Björn Benneke, new professor at Université de Montréal
August 1 2017

iREx is proud to welcome Björn Benneke, new professor at Université de Montréal

Björn Benneke, a world-leading expert on exoplanet’s atmospheres, becomes Assistant Professor at the Department of physics of…

Jason Rowe, a new Professor at Bishop’s University
July 11 2017

Jason Rowe, a new Professor at Bishop’s University

On July 1st, 2017, Jason Rowe has joined Bishop’s University, as Assistant Professor in the Physics…

Over 50 participants at the 2017 CRAQ Summer School
July 11 2017

Over 50 participants at the 2017 CRAQ Summer School

From 12 to 14 June 2017, students and researchers of iREx participated to the Center…

Boyajian Star, an unresolved mystery
July 11 2017

Boyajian Star, an unresolved mystery

Few stars have sparked the curiosity of astronomers and the general public as much as…

New Branch in Family Tree of Exoplanets Discovered
June 19 2017

New Branch in Family Tree of Exoplanets Discovered

Since the mid-1990s, when the first planet around another sun-like star was discovered, astronomers have…

Jason Rowe awarded Researcher Poster Prize at CASCA
June 2 2017

Jason Rowe awarded Researcher Poster Prize at CASCA

Jason Rowe was awarded the Doctoral Researcher Poster Prize, attributed by the graduate students to the…

When a brown dwarf is actually a planetary mass object
May 9 2017

When a brown dwarf is actually a planetary mass object

Sometimes a brown dwarf is actually a planet—or planet-like anyway. A team led by Carnegie’s…

New measurements of the WASP-47 System Point to a Puzzling Formation History
May 9 2017

New measurements of the WASP-47 System Point to a Puzzling Formation History

A team led by iREx researcher Lauren Weiss combined measurements from the W. M. Keck…

LHS 1140b, another world to study with the Webb Telescope
April 19 2017

LHS 1140b, another world to study with the Webb Telescope

An exoplanet a bit bigger and more massive than the Earth was just detected in…

David Lafrenière, recipient of the CASCA Harvey B. Richer Gold Medal
April 16 2017

David Lafrenière, recipient of the CASCA Harvey B. Richer Gold Medal

David Lafrenière, professor at Université de Montréal and member of iREx, is the recipient of…

Marie-Eve Naud, the new iREx Scientific and EPO Coordinator
March 7 2017

Marie-Eve Naud, the new iREx Scientific and EPO Coordinator

In January 2017, iREx had the pleasure to welcome Marie-Eve Naud in his team. Marie-Eve is the new…

Hunting for giant planet analogs in our own backyard
March 1 2017

Hunting for giant planet analogs in our own backyard

There may be a large number of undetected bright, substellar objects similar to giant exoplanets…