Norman Murray, University of Toronto

Research

Galactic dynamics Galaxy formation Interstellar medium Line Intensity Mapping Planetary dynamics Planet formation Star Formation Thermal Tides

Latest papers

Why the day is 24 hours long: The history of Earth's atmospheric thermal tide, composition, and mean temperature.
Science advances · 2023
From the top down and back up again: star cluster structure from hierarchical star formation.
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2018
Exoplanet dynamics. Asynchronous rotation of Earth-mass planets in the habitable zone of lower-mass stars.
Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2015 · senior author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Planet, Star, and Galaxy Formation
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$118,000
The Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA)/Institut Canadien d'Astrophysique Theorique
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$3,461,244
Galaxy, Star, and Planet Formation
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$420,000

All 24 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Why the day is 24 hours long: The history of Earth's atmospheric thermal tide, composition, and mean temperature.

Wu H, Murray N, Menou K, Lee C, Leconte J

Science advances2023

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add2499 PMID: 37406113

02

From the top down and back up again: star cluster structure from hierarchical star formation.

Grudić MY, Guszejnov D, Hopkins PF, Lamberts A, Boylan-Kolchin M, Murray N, Schmitz D

Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society2018

DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty2303 PMID: 30573926

03

Exoplanet dynamics. Asynchronous rotation of Earth-mass planets in the habitable zone of lower-mass stars.

Leconte J, Wu H, Menou K, Murray N

Science (New York, N.Y.)2015Senior author

DOI: 10.1126/science.1258686 PMID: 25592420

Planet, Star, and Galaxy Formation

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Murray, Norman

Keywords: planet formation; planetary dynamics; star formation; interstellar medium; galaxy formation; galactic dynamics; line intensity mapping; thermal tides

$118,000

The Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA)/Institut Canadien d'Astrophysique Theorique

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Institutes Support Grants

Principal investigators: Basu, Shantanu S

Keywords: compact objects and high energy astrophy; cosmological n-body simulations; cosmology; early universe; galaxies and star formation; gravitational waves; interstellar medium; numerical relativity; planetary systems; pulsars

$3,461,244

Galaxy, Star, and Planet Formation

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Murray, Norman

$420,000

Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics/Institut Canadien d'Astrophysique Theorique

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics Support Program

Principal investigators: Murray, Norman

$6,600,000

Theoretical Astrophysics

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Murray, Norman

$150,000

Theoretical Astrophysics

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Murray, Norman

$200,000

Theoretical Astrophysics

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Murray, Norman

$850,000

Theoretical Astrophysics

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Murray, Norman

Keywords: CRC

$200,000

Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics/Institut Canadien D'Astrophysique Theorique

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure

Principal investigators: Murray, Norman

$4,400,000

Galaxy, star, and planet formation

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Murray, Norman

$240,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Galactic dynamics Dear Professor Murray, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Why the day is 24 hours long: The history of Earth's atmospheric thermal tide, composition, and mean temperature." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Planet, Star, and Galaxy Formation" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]