Étienne Artigau, recipient of a Fonds de recherche du Québec award

Étienne Artigau, a researcher at the Trottier Institute for Exoplanet Research at the Université de Montréal and a collaborating member of the Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec, wins the 2nd Prix d’excellence des professionnels et professionnelles… Read More

‘Origin of life: from astrophysics to philosophy’, a colloquium presented at ACFAS 2023

As part of the 90th ACFAS Congress, several members of Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec (CRAQ) took part in a colloquium entitled “Origin of life: from astrophysics to philosophy”. The symposium opened with a much-appreciated talk… Read More

Antoine Bédard receives IAU award

Antoine Bédard, who recently completed his doctoral thesis under the supervision of Université de Montréal physicists Pierre Brassard and Professor Pierre Bergeron (and initially our late colleague Professor Gilles Fontaine), has won an award for excellence in astrophysics… Read More

René Doyon receives prestigious NASA Medal for work on JWST

On May 24, 2023, Prof. René Doyon received a NASA Medal for Exceptional Public Service for his contributions to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) mission. Prof Doyon is the Principal Investigator of the Canadian NIRISS instrument aboard… Read More