David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Toronto
Joined August 2010
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UofT D. A. Dunlap Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics retweeted
6 Sep 2022
Congratulations to Professor @reneehlozek, who has been elected to the prestigious College of New Scholars of the Royal Society of Canada - one of Canada's highest academic honours!
You can read the full story, here: bit.ly/Hlozek_RSC
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Congratulations to Professor Adam Hincks, PhD student Martine Lokken, and Professor J. Richard Bond for their work on detecting the elusive hot gas that populates the space between galaxies!
@UofTAstro @CITA_ICAT @DunlapInstitute @uStMikes
13 Jul 2022
Astronomers at #UofT have spotted some of the most elusive stuff in our universe by taking a deep look at the cosmic web, the network of filaments & knots that trace the large-scale distribution of galaxies. utoronto.ca/news/u-t-astrono…
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UofT D. A. Dunlap Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics retweeted
14 Jul 2022
Astronomers at @UofT, @MIT and elsewhere have detected a persistent radio signal from a far-off galaxy that appears to be flashing with surprising regularity.
Read more on this fascinating discovery from the CHIME/FRB Collaboration, here: dunlap.utoronto.ca/astronome… #UofT
ALT CHIME telescope.
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UofT D. A. Dunlap Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics retweeted
14 Jul 2022
Listen to @DunlapInstitute's Lamiya Mowla discuss the James Webb Space Telescope on @AJStream.
Now live here: bit.ly/3P8MkQJ
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Congratulations to Prof. Yanqin Wu, who been named a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow in the Astronomy & Astrophysics category! gf.org/announcements/
@GuggFellows #guggenheimfellowship2022
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UofT D. A. Dunlap Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics retweeted
21 Mar 2022
It's Moon Monday!
There are full moons, blood moons, wolf moons... but what's the difference?
@AstroIlana breaks it all down, on our latest edition of Cosmos From Your Couch.
You can watch it now - youtube.com/watch?v=9RDLDiOR…
@UofT @UofTAstro #uoft
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UofT D. A. Dunlap Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics retweeted
7 Mar 2022
"Time travel is possible - maybe..."
Our latest "Cosmos From Your Couch" video is out! Learn all about time travel from Astronomer Adiv Paradise.
Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=Xjl1Bu09…
@UofTAstro @UofT @UofTArtSci
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UofT D. A. Dunlap Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics retweeted
10 Mar 2022
BREAKING NEWS: the new, improved Dragonfly is now also a galactic gas detector.
“The upgrade will reveal ionized gas clouds surrounding galaxies on a scale never been done before”- @DeborahLokhorst.
Read more about the telescope's metamorphosis, here: dunlap.utoronto.ca/new-drago…
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UofT D. A. Dunlap Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics retweeted
18 Jan 2022
.@GwenEadie of @UofTArtSci's @UofTAstro & @UofTStatSci has won a 2021 Polanyi Prize in Physics for her work in the emerging field of astrostatistics, which is providing new insights into dark matter and its impact on galaxies. 🌌 uoft.me/7sV
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UofT D. A. Dunlap Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics retweeted
3 Mar 2022
#BlackESTEEM is thrilled to be hosting @ikape_margaret (Astronomer,Astrophysicist and Mathematician) for our Chill N’ Chat with Black Girls in STEM. Margaret is a PhD Candidate at the Dunlap institute for astronomy and astrophysics @UofTAstro @UofT. #BlackwomeninSTEM
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UofT D. A. Dunlap Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics retweeted
An international team detects a type Ia supernova at birth. This is the earliest detection of this type of supernova to date.
The results have been published in the scientific journal @NatureAstronomy.
More info 👉 ieec.cat/content/media/news/…
📸 @NASA/@chandraxray
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UofT D. A. Dunlap Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics retweeted
17 Feb 2022
Very early detections of SN 2018aoz reveal a blue supernova that very quickly becomes red due to a blanketing effect caused by Fe-peak elements. This hints at unusual processes in some normal type Ia SN explosions. Ni, Moon et al.: nature.com/articles/s41550-0…
@yuanqini @mrdrout
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A research team at @UofTAstro and @DunlapInstitute, lead by graduate student Yuan Qi Ni, as well as Profs Dae-Sik Moon and Maria Drout, has detected the earliest-known thermonuclear supernova explosion!
Learn more about this exciting discovery here: astro.utoronto.ca/earliest-d…
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UofT D. A. Dunlap Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics retweeted
9 Feb 2022
Meet Astronomer Taylor Kutra and learn all about her research into protoplanetary disks - the gas and dust surrounding a young star.
You can catch Taylor on our new video series, Cosmos From Your Couch - the link is here: youtu.be/taCCziVgllsMeet #UofT #Research #WomenInSTEM
ALT Quote board with Taylor Kutra picture that reads: "I study the way that starlight shines on gas."
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UofT D. A. Dunlap Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics retweeted
8 Feb 2022
Learn about ethical considerations in astronomy with PhD student Steffani Grondin at the Stellar Spectacles Symposium! She is moderating a panel with guest speakers to discuss ethics in astronomy. Book tickets ($5 general admission, free for students) at asxsociety.com.
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UofT D. A. Dunlap Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics retweeted
7 Feb 2022
Research shows starlight may shape Protoplanetary disks - which are the birthplace of planets. We asked U of T astronomer Taylor Kutra how a little starlight can go such a long way.
The latest Cosmos From Your Couch is here: youtu.be/taCCziVglls
@UofT @UofTAstro @UofTArtSci
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Congratulations to @CITA_ICAT Professor Norm Murray for being awarded the 2022 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysical Insights!
cita.utoronto.ca/norman-murr…
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UofT D. A. Dunlap Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics retweeted
31 Jan 2022
Looking for something to do this week? Come to the next AstroTour this Thursday at 8 PM ET on YouTube (youtu.be/n3oIthFkBNk). Taylor Kutra will be sharing about discoveries by women in astronomy!. We will have demos after the talk on Zoom (bit.ly/3thTkCC)!
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UofT D. A. Dunlap Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics retweeted
26 Jan 2022
"I suspect there is alien life out there."
Astronomer Adiv Paradise explains how this may be the case, on our intro edition of "Cosmos From Your Couch!
Watch the first in this video series - the direct link is here: youtube.com/watch?v=tVfwv8GC…
#Astro #Astronomy #Astroposts #Aliens
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UofT D. A. Dunlap Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics retweeted
21 Jan 2022
Astronomers from #UofT's @DunlapInstitute focus robotic eyes on the Milky Way, our cosmic home 🌌 uoft.me/7tH
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