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Marylou Fournier-Tondreau and Thomas Vandal: first recipients of the Lumbroso Grant
November 3 2022

Marylou Fournier-Tondreau and Thomas Vandal: first recipients of the Lumbroso Grant

On October 17, the first recipients of the Lumbroso iREx Ambassador Grant, Marylou Fournier-Tondreau and…

My Thesis in 400 Words: Antoine Darveau-Bernier
November 3 2022

My Thesis in 400 Words: Antoine Darveau-Bernier

Antoine Darveau-Bernier, an iREx student at Université de Montréal, submitted his thesis in the fall…

A new distinction for two young iREx researchers
November 1 2022

A new distinction for two young iREx researchers

Érika Le Bourdais and Leslie Moranta, two young researchers who are starting their graduate studies…

My time at iREx: Daniel Thorngren
October 31 2022

My time at iREx: Daniel Thorngren

Daniel Thorngren, a Trottier Postdoctoral Fellow fellow at Université de Montréal, joined iREx in September…

Nicolas Cowan elected Fellow of the College of the Royal Society of Canada
October 31 2022

Nicolas Cowan elected Fellow of the College of the Royal Society of Canada

Nicolas Cowan, a member of the McGill Space Institute and iREx, was elected to the…

Lookback at our 2022 summer internships
September 9 2022

Lookback at our 2022 summer internships

It’s already September and the summer internships at iREx have come to an end. After…

My Thesis in 400 Words: Lisa Dang
September 9 2022

My Thesis in 400 Words: Lisa Dang

Lisa Dang, an iREx student at McGill University, submitted her thesis in the summer of…

The NIRPS Spectrograph – Interview with our astronomers
September 7 2022

The NIRPS Spectrograph – Interview with our astronomers

The Near InfraRed Planet Searcher (NIRPS) is an instrument that was recently installed at the…

My Time at iREx: James Sikora
September 7 2022

My Time at iREx: James Sikora

James Sikora, a postdoctoral fellow at Bishop’s University, joined the iREx in September 2019. In…

InitiaSciences stands out at the Défi OSEntreprendre
September 7 2022

InitiaSciences stands out at the Défi OSEntreprendre

Earlier this year, we were thrilled to learn that the InitiaSciences team won the regional…

Detecting exoplanets with one of the most powerful instruments ever designed – Interview with Romain Allart
September 7 2022

Detecting exoplanets with one of the most powerful instruments ever designed – Interview with Romain Allart

Last February, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) announced the discovery of a small exoplanet around…

Webb’s dazzling first images are just the beginning
September 6 2022

Webb’s dazzling first images are just the beginning

To mark the release of the Webb Telescope’s first images over the Summer of 2022,…