Grants and Contributions

The objective of this AO is to support Canadian students to participate in national and international space conferences and training events that will offer them the opportunity to learn about and be involved in the latest developments in space science and technology, to develop their professional network, and in some cases, present their research results at the national and international level.

This project will use JWST/MIRI and NIRSpec to capture the first-ever spectrum of purely neutral PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) in space by observing nebulae surrounding cool stars that produce no ionizing radiation. This provides the missing piece to separate neutral from charged PAHs in all cosmic environments.

This project will use JWST/MIRI and NIRSpec to investigate mysterious infrared signals called Aromatic Infrared Bands by observing a dying star (NGC6644) and studying how their molecular structure evolves when exposed to ultraviolet light. By understanding this molecular evolution around dying stars, we can predict their behaviour in planet-forming disks, advancing our knowledge of how life’s organic building blocks are processed during star and planet formation.

This project will use JWST/MIRI phase curves of five lava worlds to map their thermal emission and constrain interior states. By comparing dayside and nightside temperatures and detecting outgassed atmospheric species, the study will link atmospheric composition to interior melting and volcanic activity, offering new insight into the formation and evolution of rocky planets.

This project will use JWST/MIRI to characterize the infrared spectral features of C60 (buckminsterfullerene) and its cations in the Iris Nebula (NGC 7023). These measurements will provide the critical spectroscopic constraints needed for ionozation balance studies and theoretical model validation for the IR emission of large aromatic molecules in space.

The objective of this AO is to support Canadian students to participate in national and international space conferences and training events that will offer them the opportunity to learn about and be involved in the latest developments in space science and technology, to develop their professional network, and in some cases, present their research results at the national and international level.

The objective of this AO is to support Canadian students to participate in national and international space conferences and training events that will offer them the opportunity to learn about and be involved in the latest developments in space science and technology, to develop their professional network, and in some cases, present their research results at the national and international level.

This calibration project will use JWST/MIRI to create an improved, time-sensitive map that tracks how bad pixels evolve, helping the system ignore or correct them more effectively. By using existing images of empty sky taken with MIRI, this work will improve data quality for many JWST users and could improve JWST measurements of solar system objects, extrasolar planets, and distant galaxies alike.

This project will use JWST/MIRI and NIRCam to discover the most distant galaxies and active black holes, systematically identify thousands of ultra-young and metal-poor galaxies, map galaxy growth in 2D over 98% of cosmic time and unlock exotic populations of galaxies undiscovered by broadband surveys. This survey utilizes NIRCam’s medium band filters over a wide area, which offers 7 times higher spectral resolution than broadband filters, enabiling a much finer classification of galaxy properties and types.

This project uses JWST/NIRCam and NIRSpec to map dust and warm (1000 – 4000 K) gas in the Perseus cluster – the archetype for radio-mode AGN feedback. By combining JWST data with extensive multiwavelength observations, the study will produce the first detailed dust map of a cluster core and reveal the origin of the multiphase gas shaped by black hole jets.