Meet The UofM
Extreme Astrophysics Group
2026 Version


Samar Safi-Harb
Principal Investigator
Professor, Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Extreme Astrophysics

Nathan (Nate) Steinle
nathan.steinle AT umanitoba.ca
Researcher: Theoretical Astrophysics, Relativistic Astrophysics, Gravitational Wave Astronomy, Multi-Messenger Modelling

Cole Treyturik
treyturc AT myumanitoba.ca
Postdoc: Type Ia Supernova Remnants and their Progenitors (X-ray imaging and Spectroscopy)

Lucas Da Conceição
daconcel AT myumanitoba.ca
PhD Candidate: Pulsar Wind Nebulae, IFU Spectroscopy, Gravitational Waves

Brydyn Mac Intyre
macintyb AT myumanitoba.ca
PhD Candidate: Microquasar W50/SS433, Accreting sources and their impact on the environment (using X-ray missions)

Austin MacMaster
macmasta AT myumanitoba.ca
PhD Candidate: Autonomous Modelling of X-ray Spectra, Robust Global Optimization Methods, X-ray sources

Janette Suherli
suherlij AT myumanitoba.ca
PhD Candidate: Optical IFU Studies of Supernova Remnants (SNRs); the environments of Central Compact Objects in SNRs

Isabel Sander
sanderi AT myumanitoba.ca
PhD Student: Multi-wavelength PeVatron source investigations, Spectral Energy Distribution modelling

Lingxiao Dang
dangl AT myumanitoba.ca
Visiting PhD Student: High-Energy Astrophysics, specializing in X-ray studies of SNRs

Neil Doerksen
umdoerk2 AT myumanitoba.ca
MSc Student and LSC fellow (Hanford): Gravitational Wave and Multi-Messenger Astrophysics; GW Instrumentation
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Tavlen Kainth
kaintht1 AT myumanitoba.ca
MSc Student: Continuous Gravitational Waves from Neutron Star Candidates in Supernova Remnants

Steven Quill
quills AT myumanitoba.ca
Undergraduate Student: Indigenous Astronomy Initiative, building pilot teachings and outreach resources grounded in Indigenous sky stories

SNR group--Summer 2026
Alumni:
(and collaborators): Gilles Ferrand, Benson Guest, Jennifer West, Harsha Kumar (Blumer), Adam Rogers, Chelsea Braun, Heather Matheson, Rebecca Danos, Paul Edmon, Miranda Jackson, Ashish Asgekar, Alyssa Moldowan, Marjorie Gonzalez, Labani Mallick, and Arka Chatterjee.......
plus many enthusiastic high-school students and undergraduates including: Florent Thibault, Kelvin Au, Erica Franzmann, Yichen Zhan, Melissa Anderson, Alan Nguyen, Matthew Band, Ryan Wierckx, Skye Heiland, Becca Man, and Anish Madaan.
Visiting PhD students: Ping Zhou (Nanjing, China), Naomi Tsuji (Japan)




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