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Jaymie Matthews

Educator, Astrophysicist
UBC Professor Jaymie Matthews (Department of Physics & Astronomy) calls himself an “astro-paparazzo who unveils the hidden lifestyles of stars by eavesdropping on the music of the spheres.” His iPod is Canada’s first space telescope, called MOST. Jaymie is Mission Scientist in charge of MOST, a leader of the Canadian-Austrian-Polish BRITE Constellation satellite project, and on the Executive Council of NASA’s Kepler satellite. An astronomy educator extraordinaire, Jaymie was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada for his accomplishments in research and education.

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11 – 20 November, 2027
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