Ella Iles

Reach me at eiles@g.harvard.edu!

About Me

I am an astrophysicist broadly interested in extragalactic astronomy and cosmology. I recently earned a B.Sc. in Physics with First Class Honours from McGill University where I won the P.R. Wallace Prize in Physics at Convocation and I am now a first-year PhD student in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian.

During my undergrad I worked in several areas including projects focused on novel statistical estimators for line intensity mapping with Adrian Liu and dark matter phenomenology with Katelin Schutz. My Honours Thesis was supervised by Katelin Schutz on Axion and Dark Photon Production in Magnetized White Dwarfs.

Aside from research, I have worked as a professional canoe trip guide and whitewater canoe instructor in Canada. I have also been involved in several outreach and teaching activities and will continue to give back to my new community in Boston during grad school. My hobbies include all forms of paddling, being outside, reading, running, and spending time with my amazing friends.