"After about 20 years at MIT, the U of T graduate says the timing was right for her return to Toronto, where she grew up. Her return also brings world-class research by a top scientist to Canada. Canada has always welcomed me, like the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. I've got a bunch of awards from Canada; I'm often invited just to come back and visit, Seager said. So, I've kind of had this ongoing relationship."
"Seager will join the university's Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) as professor in September 2026. She hopes to inspire the next generation of researchers and she's bringing some incredible projects with her. All of my projects are coming with me to Canada, she said. In addition, I hope to start new things. That's great news for CITA's director, Shantanu Basu, the man behind bringing Seager back to Canada."
Sara Seager is leaving MIT to return to the University of Toronto and will join CITA as a professor in September 2026. Seager's research focuses on exoplanets, searching for Earth 2.0, and seeking life beyond Earth, including investigations of Venus's cloud chemistry. Seager plans to bring all current projects to Canada and to start new initiatives that will inspire and train the next generation of researchers. CITA's director emphasizes Seager's visionary leadership and the potential to attract new talent and public funding for science.
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