Laurie Rousseau-Nepton
Laurie Rousseau-Nepton | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canada |
| Alma mater | Université Laval |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope |
| Academic advisors | Carmelle Robert |
Laurie Rousseau-Nepton is a Canadian astronomer at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Hawaii, and is the first indigenous woman in Quebec to obtain a PhD in astrophysics.[1][2]
Early Life, Education and Research
Rousseau-Nepton received her PhD in 2017 from University of Laval, under the supervision of Prof. Carmelle Robert.[3] Her doctoral research involved studying the HII regions of nearby spiral galaxies, using the SpIOMM, a imaging Fourier transform spectrometer developed at University of Laval.[3][4] Since 2017, she has been a resident astronomer at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope.[5]
She is also the Principal Investigator for SIGNALS, a large survey program aiming at observing over 50,000 resolved star-forming regions in nearby galaxies[6].
Honors and awards
Awards won include:[7]
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Nature et Technologies (FRQNT), 2017-2019
- Pierre Amiot - Award for the best scientific talk, Université Laval, 2014
- Hubert Reeves Fellowship, Fonds Hubert Reeves, 2010
- Fellowship for native woman in science, Association des femmes diplômées des universités du Québec (AFDU) 2010
References
- ^ "LAURIE ROUSSEAU NEPTON – Women In Physics Canada 2018". Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Fonds Nature et technologies - An indigenous astrophysicist in Hawaii". www.frqnt.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ a b Rousseau-Nepton, Laurie (2017). "Étude des régions de formation stellaire dans les galaxies spirales avec SpIOMM".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Bernier, A.-P.; Grandmont, F.; Rochon, J.-F.; Charlebois, M.; Drissen, L. (June 29, 2006). "First results and current development of SpIOMM: an imaging Fourier transform spectrometer for astronomy". Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy. 6269. International Society for Optics and Photonics: 626949. doi:10.1117/12.671410.
- ^ "Fonds Nature et technologies - An indigenous astrophysicist in Hawaii". www.frqnt.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Accueil". laurie-rousseau-nepton-03.webself.net. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Achievements". laurie-rousseau-nepton-03.webself.net. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
