The University of Western Ontario

$60,000.00 CAD

≈ 9 months of average Canadian pay

Department: Canadian Space Agency
Program: Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Recipient country: Canada
Fiscal year: 2025-2026
Agreement period: February 4, 2026 – March 31, 2028
Reference: csa-asc:003-2025-2026-Q4-00031

Published purpose

This calibration project will use JWST/MIRI to create an improved, time-sensitive map that tracks how bad pixels evolve, helping the system ignore or correct them more effectively. By using existing images of empty sky taken with MIRI, this work will improve data quality for many JWST users and could improve JWST measurements of solar system objects, extrasolar planets, and distant galaxies alike.

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