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Nearly 300 hours with the Webb telescope for IREx astronomers!
April 3 2025

Nearly 300 hours with the Webb telescope for IREx astronomers!

Since its operations began in 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made significant…

2025
Nathalie Nguyen-Quoc Ouellette receives the CASCA Qilak Award
March 26 2025

Nathalie Nguyen-Quoc Ouellette receives the CASCA Qilak Award

The Canadian Astronomical Society CASCA recently awarded the Qilak 2025 Award to Nathalie Nguyen-Quoc Ouellette,…

2025
René Doyon wins the 2025 Killam Prize for natural sciences
March 19 2025

René Doyon wins the 2025 Killam Prize for natural sciences

René Doyon, Director of IREx and the Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic, has been honoured today with…

2025
The First Winners of the Lauzon Grants: Christopher Monaghan and François-Pierre St-Jacques
February 10 2025

The First Winners of the Lauzon Grants: Christopher Monaghan and François-Pierre St-Jacques

We are proud to announce the first recipients of the Jean-Marc Lauzon Grants, new awards…

2025
Heidi White Honored with the “Permission to Dream Award” for Outstanding Astronomy Outreach
November 15 2024

Heidi White Honored with the “Permission to Dream Award” for Outstanding Astronomy Outreach

We are thrilled to announce that IREx and OMM Outreach Officer Heidi White has received…

2024
Alexandrine L’Heureux wins the Lumbroso Grant for IREx Ambassadors in 2024
October 30 2024

Alexandrine L’Heureux wins the Lumbroso Grant for IREx Ambassadors in 2024

Alexandrine L’Heureux, IREx member and doctoral student at Université de Montréal, is this year’s recipient…

2024
Prix Marie-Victorin: another star for René Doyon
October 16 2024

Prix Marie-Victorin: another star for René Doyon

René Doyon, professor in the Department of Physics at Université de Montréal, is the 2024…

2024
Lisa Đặng at the 73rd meeting of Nobel laureates in Lindau
September 10 2024

Lisa Đặng at the 73rd meeting of Nobel laureates in Lindau

Lisa Đặng, a Banting postdoctoral fellow who has been with IREx for several years, recently…

2024
IREx intern wins Excelle Science award
September 10 2024

IREx intern wins Excelle Science award

Alexandra Rochon, a bachelor’s student in physics and geophysics at McGill University and IREx intern…

2024
UdeM’s Eclipse Team Wins Rector’s Award for Collaboration
June 19 2024

UdeM’s Eclipse Team Wins Rector’s Award for Collaboration

The Eclipse Team, co-led by iREx members, has been awarded the Université de Montréal’s Rector’s…

2024
iREx Alum Marylou Fournier Tondreau wins Academic Medal from the Governor General of Canada
June 15 2024

iREx Alum Marylou Fournier Tondreau wins Academic Medal from the Governor General of Canada

Marylou Fournier Tondreau, a previous iREx Master’s student, has been awarded the prestigious Governor General…

2024
Two iREx students win Faculty of Arts and Science Engagement Scholarships
June 11 2024

Two iREx students win Faculty of Arts and Science Engagement Scholarships

Érika Le Bourdais and Kim Morel, two iREx Master’s students in astrophysics, have won this…

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