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Areas of research include: Early universe, cosmology, galaxy clusters, galaxy formation; star formation, planet formation, interstellar medium; high energy astrophysics; stellar structure and evolution; astronomical Instrumentation.

Here is a list of Recent Preprint Publications by our researches.

Full name Email Id Phone Number Position/Research
abraham
(416)946-7289
High redshift galaxies, the evolution and morphology of galaxies, observational cosmology.
pawel
(416)978-6550
The birth and evolution of binary stars and planetary systems, dynamics of astrophysical disks, physics of circumstellar dust, with occasional diversions to binary blackholes and AGNs
bolton
(416)978-2192
Stellar spectroscopy, binary and variable stars, atmospheres and winds of early type stars, and the solar-stellar connection.
bond at cita
(416)978-6874
Early Universe; Origin and Evolution of Cosmic Structure; Cosmic Radiation Backgrounds; The Dark Matter & Dark Energy Problems; Particle and Gravitational Theory.
carlberg
(416)978-2198
N-body modelling, galactic dynamics, cosmology.
bclarke
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Physics of gaseous nebulae.
cclement
(416)978-2204
Variable stars in globular clusters and other stellar systems.
mclement
(416)978-2215
Equilibrium and stability of rotating stellar models, circulation and mixing in stellar interiors.
dubinski
(416)946-7290
Galaxy formation and dynamics, focus on the connections between cosmology and galactic dynamics
dyer
(416)946-3044
General Relativity, gravitational lenses, relativistic astrophysics, cosmology, algebraic computation.
fernie
(416)978-2215
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garrison
(416)978-4833
Spectral classification, galactic structure, spectroscopy, peculiar stars, morphology of galaxies, instrumentation.
rayjay
(416)946-7291
Origin and diversity of planetary systems. Formation of stars and brown dwarfs.
kofman at cita
(416)978-8495
Early universe, inflation.
lester
(416)978-2192
Measurement of stellar spectral energy distributions, observations of stellar convection, high resolution stellar spectroscopy, models of stellar atmospheres.
lowman
(416)978-6550
Planetary interiors: structure, thermal histories, mantle convection, core-mantle coupling; computational fluid dynamics; high performance computing and numerical modelling
pgmartin
(416)978-6840
Interstellar matter, H2: collisional rate ceofficients, Canadian Galactic Plane Survey, infrared imaging: HiRes, MSX and SIRTF, H II regions: Orion, structure, dynamics and chemical abundances, dust: interstellar polarization.
matzner
(416)978-2172
Star formation: Protostellar disks, molecular clouds, energy feedback Stellar explosions: Supernovae, gamma ray bursts
stefan
(416)978-4165
Binary stars, instrumentation, stellar spectroscopy
moon
(416)978-6566
Experimental astrophysics and astronomical instrumentation (IR and optical),compact objects (black holes, neutron stars, and X-ray binaries), supernovae and GRBs, supernova remnants, highly-obscured hard X-ray sources
murray at cita
(416)978-1778
Non-linear dynamics, planetary dynamics, solar physics, galaxy formation, active galactic nuclei.
netterfield
(416)946-0416
Observational Cosmology via measurements of anisotropy in the Cosmic Microwave Background.
pen at cita
(416)978-6477
Cosmology, n-body and hydro simulations, CMB, topological defects.
percy
(416)978-2577
Observational studies of variable stars, including pulsating variables, Be stars, supergiants, binaries, small amplitude variables in general, and especially pulsating red giants. Encouragement and support of skilled amateur astronomers contributing to astronomical research. Science education and outreach (especially astronomy) at all levels, locally, nationally, and internationally.
pfeiffer at cita
(416) 978-8497
Numerical relativity; black holes; Neutron stars; gravitational wave astrophysics
mreid
(416)978-0307
CLTA
robbins
(416)978-4286
Librarian
rucinski
(905) 751-9592
Binary stars, stellar atmospheres, star formation and evolution.
seaquist
(416)978-7299
Stellar radio emission, line and continuum radio emission from spiral and irregular galaxies and QSOs.
srini at geology
(416)946-0278
Assistant Professor
stanley at physics
(416) 946-8130
Planetary magnetic fields, planetary physics, dynamo theory
thompson at cita
(416)978-8784
Astrophysical sources of high energy radiation (Soft Gamma Repeaters, Anomalous X-ray Pulsars, Gamma-Ray Bursts), relativistic fluids and magnetofluids, supernova core collapse, accretion flows and -- intermittently -- the early universe.
mhvk
(416)946-7288
Compact objects, stars and binaries, their structure, formation and evolution, and their use to infer fundamental physical properties.
wu
(416)946-5633
planets: dynamics, interiors, protoplanetary disks; stars: structure, pulsation, nonlinear effects, tides, binaries, white dwarfs, neutron stars, supernova.
hyee
(416)978-1771
Galaxy clusters - galaxy population, evolution, dynamics, cD galaxies, surveys; galaxy evolution; high-redshift galaxies; quasar environment; quasar absorption line.