Research Chair Renewal Keeps Bishop's at the Frontier of Astrophysics
Dr. John Ruan of Bishop's University has had his Canada Research Chair in Multi-Messenger Astrophysics renewed. His team will continue using gravitational wave data and telescope observations to study black holes and neutron stars.
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This research is critical for advancing our understanding of fundamental physics and the evolution of the universe through the emerging field of multi-messenger astronomy.
SHERBROOKE, QC , June 10, 2026 /CNW/ - A decade after the first detection of gravitational waves transformed astronomy, Bishop's University researcher Dr. John Ruan has been renewed as Canada Research Chair in Multi-Messenger Astrophysics, positioning his team to help answer some of the universe's biggest unanswered questions.
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