Professor – 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. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:15:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.10 Sara Seager /sara-seager/ /sara-seager/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:39:44 +0000 /?p=19496

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Areas of Study

Exoplanet atmospheres, Biosignatures, Planetary habitability, Transit spectroscopy, Astrobiology, Space instrumentation, Exoplanet interior composition, Venus atmospheric chemistry

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sara.seager@utoronto.ca

MP 1405

Sara Seager
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Areas of Study

Quantum gravity, particle physics, and cosmology

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mazumdar@cita.utoronto.ca

Anupam Mazumdar
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Areas of Study

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.

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(416) 978-8784

thompson@cita.utoronto.ca

MP 1316

Chris Thompson
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Areas of Study

High-energy astrophysics. Computational Astrophysics and Numerical Methods. Black Holes. Neutron Stars. Magnetohydrodynamics. Plasma Physics. General Relativity. Solar Physics

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ripperda@cita.utoronto.ca

MP 1303

Bart Ripperda
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Areas of Study

What are the initial conditions for the universe? How can we improve astrophysics measurement techniques by orders of magnitude to answer precise questions, e.g. neutrino mass, gravitational waves, pulsar emission?

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(416) 978-6477

pen@cita.utoronto.ca

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MP 1317

Ue-Li Pen
]]> /ue-li-pen/feed/ 0 Norman Murray /norman-murray/ /norman-murray/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:12:49 +0000 https://cita2026.wpenginepowered.com/?p=15143

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Areas of Study

Nonlinear Dynamics, Solar System Dynamics, Solar Physics, Active Galactic Nuclei

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(416) 978-1778

murray@cita.utoronto.ca

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MP 1402

Norman Murray
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Areas of Study

Galactic Ecology, Star Formation, Dust Evolution, Gaseous Nebulae; using BLAST, Planck, Herschel Space Observatory (SPIRE and HIFI), JWST/ NIRCAM, International Galactic Plane Survey

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(416) 978-6840

pgmartin@cita.utoronto.ca

cita.utoronto.ca/~pgmartin/

MP 1404C

Peter Martin
]]> /peter-martin/feed/ 0 Reed Essick /reed-essick/ /reed-essick/#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:17:07 +0000 https://cita2026.wpenginepowered.com/?p=15101

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Areas of Study

Experimental gravity, astrophysical signals and their interpretation, nuclear physics, neutron stars, neutron star equation of state, black holes, gravitational waves, x-ray and radio observations of pulsars, hierarchical Bayesian inference, nonparametric inference, machine learning

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essick@cita.utoronto.ca

MP 1309

Reed Essick
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Areas of Study

Galaxy formation, Epoch of Reionization, 21cm cosmology and Dark Matter

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pdayal@cita.utoronto.ca

MP 1415

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]]> /pratika-dayal/feed/ 0 J. Richard Bond /j-richard-bond/ /j-richard-bond/#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:52:01 +0000 https://cita2026.wpenginepowered.com/?p=15075

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Areas of Study

Astrophysics & Cosmology – Physics of the Very Early Universe; Origin and Evolution of Cosmic Structure; Cosmic Radiation Backgrounds; The Dark Matter & Dark Energy Problems; Particle and Gravitational Theory

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(416) 978-6874

bond@cita.utoronto.ca

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MP 1419

J. Richard Bond
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