Amélie Chiasson David

Amélie is an undergraduate student finishing her second year in the honours physics program at McGill. Her passion for astrophysics has been fueled by her will to deepen her understanding of the functioning of our universe.

For the past year, Amélie has been working as a science educator at the Montreal Planetarium. She is enthusiastic to have a place where she can share her love for astronomy with the general public, whether it’s by giving shows in domes or observing the sun (safely) with telescopes. In addition, during winter, she participated in an EDI project aiming to create educational resources highlighting a more contemporary and inclusive representation of physicists, a pursuit she holds dear to her heart.

This summer, Amélie will take on a project under Professor Jonathan Gagné where she will work on the characterization of isolated planetary mass objects within star clusters neighboring the Sun. She is very excited to work within the IREX community for her first research experience.