Astrophysics Discovery Moments (Moments découverte en astrophysique)

The Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets, in collaboration with the Department of Physics of the Université de Montréal, the Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic the Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec, and the Faculté des arts et des sciences de l’Université de Montréal to offer the Astrophysics Discovery Events for cegep students (in French).

During this day, cegep students have the opportunity to meet several physics and astrophysics students from the Université de Montréal and learn more about this career.

Every other year, the event takes place during the day, in person, at the MIL campus of the Université de Montréal. The following year, the event takes place online in the evening. In 2025, the Astrophysics Discovery Stay will be held in virtual mode.

During the activity, young people have the opportunity to meet graduate students and astrophysics researchers from the department, as well as learn more about a career as an astrophysicist.

Stay tuned for more information!

Typical schedule (virtual)

• 7:00 pm Start of the evening
• 7:05 pm Welcome
• 7:10 pm Everything you always wanted to know about the physics department, campus, studies and careers in physics.
• 7:35 pm Astrophysics research at Université de Montréal
• 7:45 pm Presentation on telescopes
• 8:00 pm Student Research Jamboree
• 9:00 pm Closing remarks
• 9:05 pm Panel: your questions for our presenters

Typical schedule (in person)

• 9:15 am Arrival at MIL campus (1st floor)
• 9:30 am Welcome, introductions
• 9:45 am All you need to know about the physics department, campus, studies and careers in physics
• 10:15 am Astrophysics research in Quebec and at UdeM – introduction
• 10:30 am Break
• 10:45 am Student Research Jamboree
• 12:15 pm Lunch
• 1:15 pm Alternating in sub-groups :
  • Visit to the MIL campus
  • Visit to an astronomical instrumentation laboratory
  • Presentation of telescopes, on the ground and in space
• 3:00 pm Break
• 3:15 pm Presents

Presenters

Astrophysicist and science communicator Marie-Eve Naud of the Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (IREx) will be your host.

During the day, you’ll also have the opportunity to meet many astrophysicists.

For more information

For more information, contact Marie-Eve Naud, astrophysicist and education and outreach coordinator at the Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets: marie-eve.naud@umontreal.ca.

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IREx and cegep students

From its creation, iREx and its partners have been organizing activities dedicated to introducing young students to the astronomy profession. For cegep students, we have planned

• The “Journée d’initiation à la recherche en astrophysique”, offered in person between 2018 and 2020, and
• the “Soirée d’initiation à la recherche en astrophysique”, offered from 2021 to 2023.

This year, we’re partnering with the Faculté des arts et des sciences to offer an in-person version of the event, under a new name, the Séjour découverte en astrophysique (Astrophysics Discovery Days).

About Séjours découverte in the Faculty of Arts and Science

For several years now, IREx and its partners have been organizing activities to introduce young people to the profession of astronomer. In 2018, 2019 and 2020, an event for CEGEP students, “Journée d’initiation à la recherche en astrophysique”, was held in person at UdeM for a full day. In 2021, 2022 and 2023, the event moved online, and its name was changed to “Soirée d’initiation à la recherche en astrophysique”. In 2024, IREx and its partners joined forces with UdeM’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences to offer the “Séjour découverte en astrophysique”.

The Université de Montréal Faculté des arts et des sciences’s Séjours découverte offers free immersion in fields such as anthropology, chemistry, computer science and history. It is a golden opportunity to meet professors and students, attend inspiring lectures, and participate in interactive workshops to explore the various academic options the Faculté offers. These stays provide essential information for the transition to university, along with a guided tour of the campus. Registration is free, but the number of participants is limited. For more information, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at communications@fas.umontreal.ca.

Partners