Arrivals
Jo-Anne Wurster
Receptionist/ Departmental Assistant
Jo-Anne joined the Department in January 2024, coming from UofT’s University Family Housing residence. Although working in a variety of reception, front-line and administration roles, in her other life she is a composer, whose music has been performed around the world, a rehearsal pianist, and accompanist; not only does she sit on the Board of Alexander Showcase Theatre, but joined AST‘s marketing committee after uttering four fateful words, “I have idea!”was put on the Marketing Committe after uttering five fateful words, “I have idea!” Jo-Anne is an avid hat-collector and has not yet met a chocolate she has not liked.
Erica Rosenblum
- Assistant Professor (four-year part-time term appointment) in ice-ocean interactions
- Joined us on January 1, 2024
Dr. Erica Rosenblum considers herself an Arctic oceanographer, a climate scientist, or a physicist, depending on who’s asking. Her research is focused on Arctic ice-ocean interactions using a range of tools including climate models, hydrographic and satellite observations, idealized models, and lab experiments. Before starting at UofT, she held an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Manitoba following the completion of her PhD at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California. When she's not doing science, she is most likely playing a weird racquet sport like beach tennis - and yes you should definitely try it.
Morgan O'Neill
- Assistant Professor in Theory, Modelling, and Dynamics of the Atmosphere
- Joined us on January 1, 2024
Departures
Elizabeth Glover
Liz joined the Physics Library in 2004 as a Library Technician. For 14 years she was a friendly, helpful presence in the library, assisting students, faculty, and staff with a variety of services including finding information sources, troubleshooting issues, resource sharing, digitization, reference assistance, and more. Liz's time at the Physics Library was defined by her extensive expertise, professionalism, and genuine empathy in understanding and assisting others. Her quick wit and remarkable capacity to connect with people by remembering their names, faces, and details of their lives transformed the library into a warm and inviting space for everyone. From 2014 to 2018 she took on other jobs in the Department, including helping in the Graduate Office with student admissions and scholarships. In 2018, Liz moved to a 100% position in room 301 as the Departmental Assistant and Receptionist. For these past six years, Liz was the welcoming face of the Department on the third floor, issuing keys, fielding initial inquiries, distributing mail, and helping with many administrative and outreach tasks as they come up through the year. Liz’s gift for putting people at ease and her helpful, organized and friendly presence will be greatly missed. Best wishes to Liz going forward, and happy retirement!
By Dylanne Dearborn and Jason Harlow