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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 ��VR��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 ��VR��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 ��VR��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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��VR��Ƶ DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

PhD Oral Defence; Mr. Mingqi Wu

DATE: July 29, 2026

PhD Oral Defence; Vincent Painchaud

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��VR��Ƶ DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

PhD Oral Defence of Mr. Vincent Painchaud

Training Canada’s next generation of radio astronomers

admin — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:45:27 +0000

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

When Audrey Bernier arrived at ��VR��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

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$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

PhD Oral Defence; Jack Tisdell

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��VR��Ƶ DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

PhD Oral Defence of Mr. Jack Tisdell

DATE: Monday, July 20, 2026

TIME / PLACE: Pre-Defence 10:00 a.m. / BURN 1010C

PhD Oral Defence: Arihant Jain

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��VR��Ƶ DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

PhD Oral Defence of Mr. Arihant Jain

DATE: Thursday, July 16, 2026

Outstanding TA Award Winners (2025-2026)

admin — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:37:19 +0000

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: 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

admin — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:34:32 +0000

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 ��VR��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 ��VR��Ƶ, but uncertainty lingered throughout her degree as she quietly wondered whether chemistry was truly the right path for her.

PhD Defense: Food for the future: Transforming Camelina sativa into a climate-stress tolerant crop

patricia.lianos@mcgill.ca — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:09:03 +0000

Student: Megan Letourneau
Supervisor: Hugo Zheng
Co-supervisor: Jean-Benoit Charron
Type: Hybrid