UBC Astronomy Student’s Passion for Stargazing Shines Through Club Involvement
Sep 8, 2026
UBC Astronomy student's star-gazing passion overflows into club involvement
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AI GeneratedRobin Newhouse, an astronomy student at UBC from Portland, Oregon, shares her experience with the university's diverse research opportunities in cosmology and planetary science. She highlights the accessibility of professors and the benefits of the UBC Science Co-op, which allowed her to conduct research at the Max Planck Institute in Berlin.
My name is Robin Newhouse. I study astronomy at UBC and I'm originally from Portland, Oregon.
There's so much amazing astronomy research being done at UBC in cosmology, planetary science, dark
matter studies. The best part is the availability of all the professors to join in on some of their
research. Through UBC Science Co-op I've gotten to do a lot of amazing research positions in Vancouver
and around the world. I just recently returned from eight months in Berlin, Germany working at
the Max Planck Institute. I think it's extremely important for students to get involved in
extracurriculars. There's over 350 clubs to choose from. When I first found the UBC Astronomy Club
it wasn't a very big club but with the hard work of a lot of the core members it grew into
a great amazing place for everybody with any passion for astronomy at all.
It's been one of the best parts of my UBC experience so far.