Ingrid Stairs is a leading expert in radio observations of pulsars, using these fast-spinning compact stars to study matter at high densities and to test Einstein’s theory of General Relativity. She is a founding member of the NANOGrav collaboration, which in 2023 announced evidence for a stochastic low-frequency gravitational-wave background. She is also part of the team using the Canadian CHIME telescope to discover Fast Radio Bursts and new pulsars.
Professor Ingrid Stairs is one of nine UBC faculty members announced by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) as new Fellows and Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists in September 2025. Fellows and College Members are officially inducted into the RSC at the annual Celebration of Excellence and Engagement in November.
Meet All of UBC's 2025 RSC Inductees
