Graduate Students

91˿��Ƶ researchers receive $14 million in SSHRC funding for 62 projects focusing on societal challenges

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Topics include youth agency through video games and entrepreneurship education in India.

AeroCellutions wins second place at the 2026 Biodesign Challenge Summit

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Image from left to right: Emma Louie, Olivia Cozariuc, Meenakshi Pillai, Carolyn Denton, Emmett Olthuis, Anisa Hashemi, Liberté Vaudandaine, Samathar Senso, Mannat Chandok, Emma Bryson.

Unusual calcite formation discovered at the site of 91˿��Ƶ Sustainability Park

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91˿��Ƶ’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences is now studying it as part of research about the Island of Montreal

A rock featuring a white calcite vein in a rare ‘petal’ formation has been extracted from the construction site of the future 91˿��Ƶ Sustainability Park.

Attached to a chunk of grey stone, the full rock is the approximate size of a microwave. It was discovered by construction workers north of Pine Avenue.

36 Faculty of Science professors receive NSERC Discovery Grants funding

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Thirty-six Faculty of Science professors have been awarded funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant program.

The Discovery Grants program is NSERC's largest and longest-standing program. Discovery Grants support ongoing projects with long-term goals, providing researchers with the flexibility to explore the most promising avenues of research as they emerge.

122 91˿��Ƶ research projects awarded $30 million in NSERC Discovery Grants funding

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:43:39 +0000

Funding supports bold ideas across natural sciences and engineering disciplines at 91˿��Ƶ, in fields ranging from ophthalmology and physics to music research and electrical engineering.

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded 122 91˿��Ƶ research projects funding from its Discovery Grants competition for a total investment of $30 million.

PhD Oral Defence; Alexis Leroux-Lapierre

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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

PhD Oral Defence; Mr. Alexis Leroux-Lapierre

DATE: August 5, 2026

PhD Oral Defence; Mr. Mingqi Wu

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91˿��Ƶ DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

PhD Oral Defence; Mr. Mingqi Wu

DATE: July 29, 2026

TIME / PLACE: 10:00 AM / Online Defence

Training Canada’s next generation of radio astronomers

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Inaugural session of CRASIES gives students hands-on experience and a broader view of a rapidly growing field

When Audrey Bernier arrived at 91˿��Ƶ’s Canadian Radio Astronomy Summer Institute and Extended School (CRASIES) in late May, she already had two years of radio astronomy research experience. What she was looking for was a broader understanding of the field beyond her own work.

Andrew Gonzalez receives 2026 NOMIS Distinguished Scientist and Scholar Award

admin — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:57:33 +0000

$2.7M award will support Liber Ero Chair’s research on the ecological networks underpinning biosphere resilience

PhD Defenses: Developmental basis of continuous and discrete polyphenism in the complex worker caste system of the Florida carpenter ant, Camponotus floridanus

patricia.lianos@mcgill.ca — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:42:04 +0000

Student: Travis Chen
Supervisor: Ehab Abouheif
Co-Supervisor: Hans Larsson
Type: Online

Outstanding TA Award Winners (2025-2026)

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The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025–2026 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards.

Congratulations to Zakary Horton, Helena Heinonen, and Boris Zupancic, who have been selected as this year's award winners. We also extend our congratulations to Damien LeBlanc, who received an Honourable Mention in recognition of his outstanding contributions.

PhD Defense: Coordination of meiotic DSB formation with sister chromatid cohesion configures chromosomes for crossing over

patricia.lianos@mcgill.ca — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:44:09 +0000

Student: Silma Subah
Supervisor: Monique Zetka
Type: Hybrid

PhD Defense: Understanding mapping, and monitoring biodiversity vulnerability across scales

patricia.lianos@mcgill.ca — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:42:24 +0000

Student: Janaína de Andrade Serrano
Supervisor: Laura Pollock
Type: Hybrid

PhD Defense: Investigating chemosensory gradient encoding for navigation in Caenorhabditis elegans

patricia.lianos@mcgill.ca — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:29:05 +0000

Student: Maggie Chang
Supervisor: Michael Hendricks
Type: Hybrid

A leap of faith: how Astrid found her path

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Four years ago, Astrid Parrot moved from Senegal to Montreal to study, leaving her home and family for the first time to begin her B.Sc. Honours Chemistry degree at 91˿��Ƶ. Without a clear picture of what her future would look like, she took what she describes as “a leap of faith."

She immersed herself into university life, living in residence her first year and meeting new people. She had found her place at 91˿��Ƶ, but uncertainty lingered throughout her degree as she quietly wondered whether chemistry was truly the right path for her.