Fondation Arbour Scholarship Laureates for 2022-23

The Office of Research and Graduates Studies is happy to share that all three students’ applications that Bishop’s University brought forward to Fondation Arbour have been awarded a Master’s Arbour Scholarship for 2022-23.

Congratulations to:

– Julien Houle, M.Sc. in Physics under the supervision of Dr. Valerio Faraoni.

– Michael Matesic, M.Sc. in Physics under the supervision of Dr. Jason Rowe.

– Poonam Sathe, M.Sc. in Computer Science (course-based stream).

Michael Matesic, M.Sc. in Physics under the supervision of Dr. Jason Rowe

Bayesian Assessment of Kepler’s Exoplanet Candidates with Simulation-Based Inference
Michael Matesic is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Physics at Université de Montréal under the joint supervision of Dr. Laurence Perreault-Levasseur and Dr. Jason Rowe. The focus of Michael’s research combines simulation-based inference with machine learning and evidence-driven Bayesian statistics to assess the reliability of purported exoplanet transit signatures. Michael received his M.Sc. in Physics from Bishop’s University and B.Sc. in Honours Co-operative Physics and Astronomy from the University of Waterloo.

Julien Houle, M.Sc. in Physics under the supervision of Dr. Valerio Faraoni

Modified gravity and effective thermodynamics of gravity
Is Einstein’s general relativity the correct model for gravity? If not, alternative models are relevant to be explored. During his master’s degree, Julien will be exploring different models, including f(R) gravity and scalar-tensor gravity. He’ll be studying universes expanding at different rates in different directions, with the goal to understand their evolution better and try to view them through Valerio Faraoni’s effective thermodynamics of gravity emerging framework.

Poonam Sathe, M.Sc. in Computer Science | Course-based stream

Poonam Sathe obtained her master’s in computer science from Bishop’s University in 2022. The Fondation Arbour Scholarship allowed her to devote her full attention to search for position in the computer science industry and enhanced her knowledge of programming in the process. She currently works as a full Stack Developer at MDF Commerce.

The Fondation Arbour Scholarship competition is now underway! Apply for the internal phase by May 15th at noon. See full details about the scholarship on the website for the Office of Research and Graduates Studies