New Director of the Planétarium Rio Tinto Alcan honoured

Olivier Hernandez, who recently took the helm at the Planétarium Rio Tinto Alcan, last night received the Université de Montréal Rector’s Award in the “Inspiration” category. Before taking up his new post, Mr. Hernandez was a Lecturer in the Physics Department of the Faculty of Arts and Science at the Université de Montréal, as well as Director of Operations at the Mont-Mégantic Observatory and Co-ordinator of the Institut de recherche sur les exoplanètes. With this prestigious award, the University recognized the personal qualities and professional competence of an exemplary colleague. Mr. Hernandez will certainly put these valuable skills to use when working with his new team at Espace pour la vie!