Denis Leahy

Professor Denis Alan Leahy

PhD

Positions

Professor

Faculty of Science , Department of Physics and Astronomy

Contact information

Email

leahy@ucalgary.ca

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-7192

Location

Office: SB529

Background

Educational Background

PhD Physics, University of British Columbia, 1980

MSc Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, 1976

BSc Physics, University of Waterloo, 1975

Research

Areas of Research

High Energy Astrophysics
Physics of Compact Objects
Radio Pulsars
Supernova Remnants
X-Ray Astronomy
X-Ray Binaries and X-Ray Pulsars
Ultraviolet Astronomy
Activities
  • Canadian Astronomical Society
  • American Astronomical Society
  • International Astronomical Union
  • Sigma Xi

Participation in university strategic initiatives

New earth-space technologies

Awards

  • Australian Astronomical Observatory Distinguished Visitor, Australian Astronomical Observatory, Australia. 2017
  • CSIRO Distinguished Visitor, CSIRO, Australia. 2017
  • "postes rouges" 2015 IRAP (distinguished visitor), Observatoire Midi Pyrenees, France. 2015

Publications

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