Dr. Kaylie Green Women in Astronomy Graduate Scholarship
This fund supports graduate students based on academic achievement. Preference is given to PhD students in the Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Science, and self-identified women in programs where they are underrepresented.
The current value of this award is $10,000 (CDN)
Past winners
| 2025-26 | Ariel Chitan |
| 2024-25 | Samantha Lambier |
| 2023-24 | Charmi Bhatt |
Kaylie S. Green
Kaylie S. Green was born in Regina and attended the University of Calgary (BSc, 2012) and University of Alberta (MSc, 2014). At Calgary she worked with Prof. D. Leahy, co-authoring two papers on supernova remnants; her Master’s research at the University of Alberta was supervised by Erik Rosolowsky. After spending several years working in industry, Kaylie joined Western’s Astronomy PhD program in 2019 to work with Prof. Sarah Gallagher on quasars. She received the Department’s Wehlau Memorial Award in 2022. Sadly, Kaylie passed away March 31, 2023, at the age of 32. Her PhD degree was awarded posthumously at Western’s Spring Convocation in 2023.
Kaylie was a friend, colleague and mentor to many in the Western Physics and Astronomy community. She was a talented and persistent scientist working to bring new insights to our understanding of windy quasars. She brought a keen mind, a cheerful disposition, and a sense of professionalism to everything she did. She was particularly passionate about astronomy outreach and loved sharing that passion with others. This award was generously donated by her family to honour her legacy and celebrate her passion for research in Astronomy.
