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Joshua Speagle

Assistant Professor

Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Statistical Sciences

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  • Assistant Professor
    Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Statistical Sciences

BIO

Joshua Speagle is an Assistant Professor of Astrostatistics jointly appointed between the Department of Statistical Sciences and the David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Toronto. He is also an Associate Member of the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics as well as a Member of the Data Sciences Institute.

Prof. Speagle's research focuses on using a combination of astronomy, statistics, and computer science to understand how galaxies like our own Milky Way form, behave, and evolve over time. This often involves working with massive datasets from wide-field imaging and spectroscopic surveys containing observations ranging from billions of stars and galaxies to interstellar gas and dust.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Statistical Sciences and Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Toronto, Canada2022 - present

DEGREES

  • Ph.D., Astronomy
    Harvard University, Cambridge, United States2016 - 2020
  • M.A., Astronomy
    Harvard University, Cambridge, United States2016 - 2020
  • B.A., Astrophysics and Physics
    Harvard University, Cambridge, United States2011 - 2015

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Banting Postdoctoral Fellow
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2020 - 2022
    Postdoctoral FellowshipSupervised by Gwen E
  • Dunlap Postdoctoral Fellow
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2020 - 2022
    Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Project Academic Support Staff
    University of Tokyo, Kavli IPMU, Tokyo, Japan2015 - 2016
    Predoctoral Fellowship

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

AVAILABILITY

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision
  • Collaborative projects
  • Media enquiries
  • Mentoring (long-term)
  • Mentoring (short-term)

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • Data Sciences Institute (DSI)

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