The University of Montreal is a prominent research university actively involved in the space industry through its research institutes and departments. It is a key player in exoplanet research, with the Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx) developing advanced scientific instruments like the NIRISS for the James Webb Space Telescope. The university also houses the Montreal Institute for Astrophysics and Machine Learning (Ciela), contributing to data analysis methods in astrophysics. The University of Montreal collaborates with organizations such as McGill University, the Canadian Space Agency, and various international networks.
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Dr. Santiago Costantino from Université de Montréal is the principal investigator of the SANSORI-2 project, which focuses on protecting astronaut eye health in microgravity.
The integrated FGS/NIRISS unit was built and tested by Honeywell with assistance from scientists and engineers from the Canadian Space Agency, the Université de Montréal, NASA, and the Space Telescope Science Institute.