Renée Hložek awarded Rutherford Memorial Medal by Royal Society of Canada

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Renée Hložek, an associate professor at the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics and the David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the Faculty of Arts & Science, has been awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Rutherford Memorial Medal.

The annual award recognizes researchers in the early stages of their careers in chemistry or physics. It is presented in memory of Ernest Rutherford, a scientist and a leader in nuclear research who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908.

Hložek's research involves advancing our understanding of the universe’s structure, origin and evolution. She is a member of the recently decommissioned Atacama Cosmology Telescope collaboration, as well as the active Simons Observatory in northern Chile, where she studies the Cosmic Microwave Background – light from the universe when it was approximately 400,000 years old. She is also investigating dark matter and dark energy through her work with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Large Synoptic Survey Telescope dark energy science collaboration.

“[The medal] was something that I wanted, but not something that I ever really expected to get because there are so many great people in Canada, so I’m kind of shocked – but pleased,” says Hložek.

“I work in big teams, so my work represents a ton of people working together. I wouldn't be here without the support of all the people in my collaborations building instruments and figuring out how to do analysis and all of that good stuff.”

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Jo Bovy receives Rutherford Memorial Medal from Royal Society of Canada

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Jo Bovy receives Rutherford Memorial Medal from Royal Society of Canada

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lanthierj Tue, 09/14/2021 - 12:29

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Royal Society of Canada

Rutherford Memorial Medal

Faculty of Arts & Science

David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics

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The University of Toronto’s Jo Bovy has received the Rutherford Memorial Medal from the Royal Society of Canada which honours researchers in chemistry or physics in the early stages of their career.

An associate professor in the David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics in the Faculty of Arts & Science, Bovy was recognized for his work advancing how we investigate the fundamental nature of the Milky Way galaxy.

“While I work in an astronomy department and largely do research in astrophysics, one of the main motivations for my work is to expand our knowledge of fundamental physics – and in particular, of dark matter – using astrophysical observations,” Bovy said. “So it's very satisfying to receive an award from the physics community.”

Professor Melanie Woodin, dean of the Faculty of Arts & Science, said Bovy’s award was well deserved.

“The medal recognizes early-career researchers who have produced outstanding results, and his analytical methods and insights into our galaxy have been exceptional.”

A Canada Research Chair in Galactic Astrophysics, Bovy is also the recipient of the Price Prize (2010), a Sloan Research Fellowship (2016), the Vera Rubin Early Career Prize (2019) and the Helen B. Warner Prize (2019).

“Jo Bovy’s work is helping us better understand the small-scale distribution of dark matter in galaxies,” said Leah Cowen, U of T’s associate vice-president, research. “The university congratulates him on this important recognition of his achievements.”

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