2022 Excellence Grants for Summer Interns
The Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx), affiliated with the Department of Physics of the Université de Montréal (UdeM), will soon be calling for applications from undergraduate students to the 2022 Trottier Research Grants and the…
A new Canadian telescope to study exoplanets
In May 2021, the Canadian Space Agency announced a $1.1 million contract for the development of prototype optics for a small space telescope dedicated to the study of exoplanets. Jason Rowe, Canada Research Chair, Professor at…
New MSc/PhD positions for 2022
The iREx invites students who would like to pursue a Master’s (M.Sc.) or a Doctorate (Ph.D.) in the field of exoplanets at the Université de Montréal or at one of the other home universities of iREx…
My master thesis in 400 words: Timothy Hallatt
Timothy Hallatt, an iREx student at McGill University, submitted his MSc thesis in the Summer of 2021. He summarizes here the research projects he conducted as part of his MSc degree. The past decade has seen…
Hot and dry: SPIRou reveals the atmosphere of hot Jupiter Tau Boötis b
Measuring the composition of the atmosphere of the hot Jupiter Tau Boötis b more precisely than ever, an iREx-led team of astronomers provides a better understanding of giant exoplanets. Using the SPIRou spectropolarimeter on the Canada-France-Hawaii…
Caroline Piaulet recipient of a Vanier Scholarship
Caroline Piaulet, a PhD student at the Université de Montréal and a member of the Institute for Research on Exoplanet, is the recipient of one of the prestigious Vanier Scholarships, funded in part by the Natural…
iREx astronomers some of the first to use JWST in Year 1
Thousands of astronomers submitted telescope time proposals in November 2020 in the hopes of obtaining access to James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) data during its first year of operations. A committee made up of astronomy experts…
Flash Interviews 2020-2021: Learn more about our students!
The dynamism of iREx is largely due to its graduate students. In order to introduce you to these promising scientists, we led a series of short interviews. Throughout the 2020-2021 academic year, we posted these portraits on…
Eclipse Chasers
From June 5 to 15, become an Eclipse Chaser! Complete the different missions to collect points and you could win prizes! This activity is aimed at kids and their families. Deadline: June 15th 2021 Limited spots!…
Meet our 2021 summer interns
It is with great pride that iREx welcomes the 20 interns working with us this year. These undergraduate students from across Canada are conducting a variety of research projects, supervised by iREx professors based at Université…