Awards and Prizes

The most recent

iREx members stand out for the quality of their teaching!
July 4 2022

iREx members stand out for the quality of their teaching!

As part of the 2021–2022 edition of the Petit Nobel Competition organised within the Université…

Eve Lee wins the Annie Jump Cannon 2022 Award
March 30 2022

Eve Lee wins the Annie Jump Cannon 2022 Award

Eve Lee, a McGill University professor and iREx member, has received the 2022 Annie Jump…

Myriam Prasow-Émond receives a scholarship to pursue her Ph.D. studies in England
March 28 2022

Myriam Prasow-Émond receives a scholarship to pursue her Ph.D. studies in England

Myriam Prasow-Émond, M.Sc. student and member of iREx and the X-TRA Group, has been awarded…

Webb and iREx members in the News!
February 8 2022

Webb and iREx members in the News!

After twenty years of work, the Webb Telescope team finally saw their observatory launch into…

Jonathan Gagné awarded an NSERC Discovery Grant
February 4 2022

Jonathan Gagné awarded an NSERC Discovery Grant

Jonathan Gagné, iREx associate member, Scientific Advisor at the Planétarium Rio Tinto Alcan (Space for…

Myriam Prasow-Émond wins First Prize in Poster Competition
November 3 2021

Myriam Prasow-Émond wins First Prize in Poster Competition

On Wednesday, October 20th, a special event, the “Journée 100 ans de physique” was held…

Caroline Piaulet recipient of a Vanier Scholarship
July 15 2021

Caroline Piaulet recipient of a Vanier Scholarship

Caroline Piaulet, a PhD student at the Université de Montréal and a member of 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…

Caroline Piaulet receives an Engagement Grant from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
April 6 2021

Caroline Piaulet receives an Engagement Grant from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Caroline Piaulet, a PhD student at the Université de Montréal, has been awarded an engagement…

René Doyon, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
September 8 2020

René Doyon, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

The iREx is very pleased to announce that our Director, René Doyon, is now a…

SPIRou at La preuve par l’image
May 1 2020

SPIRou at La preuve par l’image

An image submitted by Étienne Artigau, a researcher from iREx, was selected by the jury…