Our mission
The Astronomy & Space Exploration Society (ASX) is a non-profit organization run by the University of Toronto undergraduate space community, in Ontario, Canada. ASX’s purpose is to educate, excite, and inspire students, professionals, and the general public about astronomy and space.
Since its inception in 2003, ASX has rapidly grown to over 1200 members, and has organized and hosted 10 or more events per year, attracting hundreds of event attendees each year. ASX’s signature event is the Annual Symposium, which has attracted an audience of up to 500 people in a single event. Other events include the “Star Talk” Lecture Series, Panel Discussions, Observing Nights, and Science Competitions. Topics of discussion have covered various facets of space, such as ‘Mars and Beyond’, ‘The Search for Life’, ‘Cosmology from the Stratosphere’, and ‘Space Business’.
Here is our constitution.
ASX has established partnerships with numerous organizations, such as The Star Spot, University of Toronto’s Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, CSS (Canadian Space Society), Mars Society Canada, and the Ontario Science Centre. In addition, ASX has collaborative relationships with the Royal Astronomical Society, CSA (Canadian Space Agency), UTIAS (U of T Institute for Aerospace Studies), and York University.
ASX is continuously seeking support from sponsors, new partnerships and collaborations, and distinguished speakers, in order to continue educating, exciting, and inspiring today’s society about astronomy and space exploration.
Asx has featured prominent speakers from around the world, such as:
Chris A. Hadfield
Canadian Astronaut
Michael E. Brown
Astronomer
Darlene Lim
NASA Geobiologist and Exobiologist
Robert D. Richards
Space Entrepreneur
Jaymie M. Matthews
Astrophysicist
Robert Zubrin
Aerospace Engineer
Ray Jayawardhana
Astronomy and Physics Professor
Carolyn Porco
Planetary Scientist
| Executives | |
| President: | Harlin Toor |
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| Vice President: | Zachary Klouchnikov |
| Secretary: | Amy Toms |
| Outreach Director: | York Hay Ng |
| Events Director: | Isabella Rivera |
| Symposium Director: | Sitthisak Diwansingh |
| Symposium Director: | Aleksandra Zhitkova |
| Webmaster: | Hannah Semple |
| Graphics Designer: | Amy Miller |
| Photographer: | Irene Haeun Hwang |