Astronomy

Bryan Gaensler

Professor

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Faculty of Arts and Science
• Department
  • David A. Dunlap Astronomy and Astrophysics

Areas of Expertise

• Astronomy
• Cosmic magnetism
• Cosmology
• Galaxies
• Gender and diversity issues in astronomy
• International astronomical mega-projects
• Radio astronomy
• Supernovae and cosmic explosions

Office: 416-978-6223
Languages: English
Website
Email: bryan.gaensler@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Heidi White

Astrophysicist;

Educational Content Developer

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Faculty of Arts and Science
• Department
  • David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Areas of Expertise

• Astronomy
• Cosmology
• Galaxies
• Space missions
• Space science

Office: N/A
Languages: French
Email: heidi.white@utoronto.ca
Preferred method of contact: Email
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John Percy

Professor Emeritus/Emerita

• Campus
  • U of T Mississauga
• Department
  • Chemical and Physical Sciences
• Centres
  • Math and Technology Education

Areas of Expertise

• Astronomy
• Science education and literacy
• stellar evolution
• Variable stars

Office: 416-978-2577
Home: 416-231-6798
Website
Email: percy@astro.utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Keith Vanderlinde

Associate Professor

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Faculty of Arts and Science
• Department
  • David A. Dunlap Astronomy and Astrophysics

Areas of Expertise

• Astronomy
• Computers in astronomy
• Cosmology
• Galaxies
• Large scale structure in the universe
• Long wavelength (radio, microwave) instrumentation and cosmology
• Particularly large scale structure
• Radio astronomy
• Radio telescopes
• South Pole radio astronomy
• The expansion history of the universe.

Office: N/A
Mobile: 416-946-5436
Languages: English
Website
Email: vanderlinde@astro.utoronto.ca
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Roberto Abraham

Professor

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Faculty of Arts and Science
• Department
  • David A. Dunlap Astronomy and Astrophysics

Areas of Expertise

• Astronomy
• Galaxies
• Galaxy evolution
• Telescopes

Office: 416-946-7289
Mobile: 647-388-4345
Languages: English,Spanish - Latin American,French
Website
Email: abraham@astro.utoronto.ca

Suresh Sivanandam

Associate Professor

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Faculty of Arts and Science
• Department
  • David A. Dunlap Astronomy and Astrophysics

Areas of Expertise

• Adaptive optics
• Astronomical Instruments (spectrographs and spectroscopy)
• Astronomy
• Galaxies and galaxy clusters
• Galaxy Formation and Evolution
• Optical/IR instrumentation.
• Telescopes and astronomical observatories

Office: N/A
Mobile: 416-978-6550
Languages: English,Tamil
Website
Email: sivanandam@astro.utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online