University of Toronto
Sep 2024 - Apr 2029
HBSc, Astronomy & Physics Specialist · Statistics Minor · Philosophy Minor
Nicole Jiang
astrophysics undergrad @ uoftresume
Hello! I'm Nicole, an Astronomy and Physics Specialist student at the University of Toronto. Welcome to my personal website! My research interests include galaxy formation and evolution, observational cosmology, early-universe physics, and stellar remnants. Below is a quick overview of my academic profile. Feel free to reach out via email or connect on LinkedIn :))
Education
Ontario Science Centre Science School
Feb 2024 - Jun 2024
Research & Technical Projects
Mapping Black-Hole Growth Scenarios for Early Giants
Feb 2026 - Present
Built a standardized, provenance-tracked catalogue of JWST-identified accreting black holes at high redshift to evaluate objects against different growth scenarios. Supervised by Prof. Pratika Dayal (CITA, DAA-Dunlap).
Galaxy Star-Formation Main Sequence Analysis with Cosmological Simulations
May 2025
Queried and processed galaxy records from EAGLE and IllustrisTNG to visualize SFR-M* trends at low redshifts.
Built an APA site-prediction preprocessing pipeline for the DNABERT-2 genome transformer model as part of a five-member undergraduate team; placed 2nd at the Toronto Bioinformatics Hackathon.
Observation of Saturn and Its Moons with HDR Imaging
Oct 2024 - Dec 2024
Captured and compiled images of Saturn and its moons to evaluate Titan's orbital period.
Service & Leadership
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC)
Sep 2025 - Present
Journal Contributor / Observatory Maintenance
Curating planet ephemerides and observational astronomy events for the Journal centre spread. Observatory maintenance at the E.C. Carr Astronomical Observatory.
Ontario Science Centre
Feb 2024 - Jun 2024
Student Host
University of Toronto Aerospace Team (UTAT)
Oct 2025 - Apr 2026
Researcher