Gilles Fontaine
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Science
World's foremost expert on the study of white dwarf stars "I wanted to understand how stars die." |
- Family Members
- Title
- Full Professor
- Office
- Department of Physics , University of Montréal
- Status
- Working
- Degrees
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- BSc (physics) Laval University, 1969
- PhD (astrophysics), University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1974
- Awards
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- Carlyle S. Beals Prize, Canadian Astronomical Society, 2000
- Marie-Victorin Award (Government of Québec), 1999
- Prize for Excellence in Teaching, University of Montréal, 1998-99
- Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, 1992
- Urgel-Archambault Award (ACFAS - Association francophone pour le savoir), 1989
- Steacie Prize (NSERC), 1987
- Last Updated
- December 5, 2011
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