Fellow – Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics The Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics is a nationally supported research centre located at the University of Toronto that is devoted to studying the origin and evolution of the universe, and the many wonderful phenomena revealed by modern astronomy. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:39:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.10 Saiyang Zhang /saiyang-zhang/ /saiyang-zhang/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:39:45 +0000 /?p=19500

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Areas of Study

Dark matter, Early Universe, Primordial black holes, Population III stars, Supermassive black holes, and Large-scale structure

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szhang@cita.utoronto.ca

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Hui Tong /hui-tong/ /hui-tong/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:39:44 +0000 /?p=19498

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Gravitational-wave astronomy, Compact-object mergers, Black-hole populations, and Bayesian inference

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Catherine Psarakis /catherine-psarakis/ /catherine-psarakis/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:39:42 +0000 /?p=19492

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Magnetic induction, Icy moons, Interior modelling, Planetary habitability, Astrobiology, Alternative solvents, Planetary geochemistry

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cpsarakis@cita.utoronto.ca

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Sabina Sagynbayeva /sabina-sagynbayeva/ /sabina-sagynbayeva/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:39:42 +0000 /?p=19494

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Exoplanets, Stars, Astrostatistics, Numerical Simulations, Theoretical Astrophysics, and Data Analysis

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sabina.sagynbayeva@mcgill.ca

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Maja Lujan Niemeyer /maja-lujan-niemeyer/ /maja-lujan-niemeyer/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:39:41 +0000 /?p=19490

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Areas of Study

Line-intensity mapping, Large-scale structure, and the Lyman-α emission line

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maja@phas.ubc.ca

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Xuan Ji /xuan-ji/ /xuan-ji/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:39:40 +0000 /?p=19488

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Rocky Exoplanets, Planetary Atmospheres and Climate, Interior–Atmosphere Coupling, Orbital and Tidal Dynamics, Habitability

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xuanji@cita.utoronto.ca

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Christian Kragh Jespersen /christian-kragh-jespersen/ /christian-kragh-jespersen/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:39:39 +0000 /?p=19486

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Areas of Study

Galaxy Evolution, Astrostatistics, Machine Learning, Spectroscopy

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cjespersen@cita.utoronto.ca

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Sóley Hyman /soley-hyman/ /soley-hyman/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:39:38 +0000 /?p=19484

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Areas of Study

Dynamics, Galaxies, Orbits, Chaos, Computational methods

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s.hyman@queensu.ca

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Weikai Cui /weikai-cui/ /weikai-cui/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:39:37 +0000 /?p=19482

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Areas of Study

Astrochemistry, Interstellar molecules, Chemical processes in the interstellar medium, Reactions occurring on icy grain surfaces

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wcui@cita.utoronto.ca

Weikai Cui
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Ilija Medan /ilija-medan/ /ilija-medan/#respond Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:23:02 +0000 /ilija-medan/

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Areas of Study

Low-mass stars, Solar Neighborhood / stellar populations, Binary stars, Spectroscopic surveys, Astroinformatics and astrostatistics, Milky Way chemodynamics

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imedan@cita.utoronto.ca

Ilija Medan
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