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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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iREx’s Deputy Director named as one of 2024’s Emerging Leaders
April 10 2024

iREx’s Deputy Director named as one of 2024’s Emerging Leaders

Exciting news! Nathalie Nguyen-Quoc Ouellette, Deputy Director at iREx, has been honoured as one of…

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Two iREx Students Awarded First Prize in L’Impact Millénium Québecor Grand Finale
February 13 2024

Two iREx Students Awarded First Prize in L’Impact Millénium Québecor Grand Finale

Caroline Piaulet-Ghorayeb and Laurie Dauplaise, iREx graduate students from the Department of Physics in the…

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iREx Professor Nicolas Cowan wins prestigious Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship
December 4 2023

iREx Professor Nicolas Cowan wins prestigious Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship

McGill Professor Nicolas Cowan, who is also a member of iREx, has been awarded the…

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Érika Le Bourdais Receives 2023 Lumbroso iREx Ambassador Grant
November 29 2023

Érika Le Bourdais Receives 2023 Lumbroso iREx Ambassador Grant

On October 30, Érika Le Bourdais was honoured as the 2023 recipient of the Lumbroso…

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