Els Peeters, Professor

My main research areas are:

• carbonaceous molecules and dust (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon molecules, fullerenes, carbonaceous dust)
• galactic and extra-galactic star forming regions
• the interstellar and circumstellar medium

Most of my research is based on infrared spectrocopy and imaging with ground-based and space-born telescopes.

I am always looking for new graduate students, so if you're interested in doing a Master's or PhD project in one of these fields, please contact me.

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Undergraduate:
Astronomy 2232: Sun, Earth and Planets
Astronomy 2801: Stars, Galaxies and Cosmology
Astronomy 3302: Interstellar Medium
Astronomy 3303: Galaxies
Physics 1301B: Introductory Physics II
Physics 2070: Introduction to Earth's Atmosphere
Physics 2102: Introduction to Modern Physics

Graduate:
Astronomy 9604: Galactic and Extragalatic Infrared Astronomy
Astronomy 9610: Fundamentals of Modern Astrophysics
Astronomy 9611: Interstellar Medium 

• NSERC Discovery Accelerator Grant, 2020-2023
• Ontario Ministry of Research & Innovation Early Researcher Award (ERA), 2011–2016
• NSERC Discovery Accelerator grant, 2010-2013
• NASA Group Achievement Award 2011 (awarded to the NASA Ames Astrochemistry Laboratory Group for the NASA Ames PAH database)
• Faculty of Science Outreach Award 2010 (awarded to entire Astronomy group)
• National Research Council Fellowship, 2003-2005

• Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA), full member
• American Astronomical Society (AAS), full member
• International Astronomical Union, member
• CASCA 2011, member scientific and local organizing committee (SOC & LOC)