Professor Victoria Kaspi is one of Nature’s ten people who mattered in science in 2019

 
The Quebec Center for Research in Astrophysics (CRAQ) congratulates Professor Victoria Kaspi of McGill University for her selection as one of the 10 scientific personalities of the year 2019 from the journal Nature. 

Ms. Kaspi receives this honor for her work on the mysterious fast radio bursts (FRBs) discovered in recent years. More specifically, the Nature’s selection committee recognizes her important contribution to the development and use of the CHIME telescope (Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment) in order to better understand this cosmic phenomenon.

About Nature’s 10

Nature’s 10 is the journal’s annual list of ten people who mattered in science this year. They might have achieved amazing discoveries, brought attention to crucial issues, or even gained notoriety for controversial actions. Although not an award or a ranking, Nature’s 10 highlights individuals who had a role in some of the year’s most significant moments in science.

Nature’s 10 can be found here:

https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-019-03749-0/index.html

Source:
Robert Lamontagne
Public outreach
Centre de recherche en astrophysique du Québec
Phone : (438) 495-3482
lamont@astro.umontreal.ca

Picture: Christian Fleury – Nature