Companion of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 18, 2016
• Invested on: May 10, 2018

Victoria M. Kaspi, C.C.
MontrÚal, Quebec

Victoria Kaspi is making the stars in our observable universe a little less mysterious. A professor of astrophysics at McGill University, she is one of the worldÆs pre-eminent experts on neutron starsùincredibly dense objects that form following the collapse of massive stars. Her discoveries of the unique features of these stars have brought renown to Canada and have advanced scientific understanding of the nature and boundaries of matter. Concurrently, her leadership of key institutions has helped build our national research capacity in such fields as cosmology, astronomy and astrobiology.