Yvan Dutil, born April 6, 1970, is a Canadian astrophysicist. He is a member of the

Bioastronomy Astrobiology, and the related field of exobiology, is an interdisciplinary scientific field that studies the origins, early evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. Astrobiology is the multidisciplinary field that investig ...

Commission of the International Astronomical Union and of the International Academy of Astronautics's Permanent Committee on the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI). He and colleague Stéphane Dumas, created a noise-resistant coding system for messages aimed at communicating with extraterrestrial civilization. This system was used in the creation of messages beamed towards close stars from the

Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope The Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope (P-2500, RT-70) is an RT-70 radio telescope and planetary radar at the Center for Deep Space Communications, Yevpatoria, Crimea. In the scientific literature is often called Evpatoria Planetary Radar (EPR) ...

in Ukraine in 1999 and 2003. Dutil was a candidate for the Green Party of Quebec in the Quebec election of September 2008, and for the

Green Party of Canada The Green Party of Canada (french: Parti vert du Canada) is a federal political party in Canada, founded in 1983 with a focus on green politics. The Green Party is currently the fifth largest party in the House of Commons by seat count. It el ...

in the Canadian federal election of 2011. He is active in fighting light pollution in

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and advocates for the creation of a

Dark Sky preserve A dark-sky preserve (DSP) is an area, usually surrounding a park or observatory, that restricts artificial light pollution. The purpose of the dark-sky movement is generally to promote astronomy. However, astronomy is certainly not the only ob ...

around Mont Mégantic Observatory. His areas of interest include astronomy, voting system reform, light pollution, and sustainable development.

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''SETI'' *
Lincos with Dr. Yvan Dutil
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Lexique du Cosmic Call
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Error Correction Scheme in Active Seti
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Social Choice and Equity Theories: Seeking to Common Good as a Common Ground
''Light Pollution'' *
Qui a volé les étoiles ?
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Éclairage Nocturne et Pollution Lumineuse, Mémoire Ville de Québec
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Plan de protection du ciel noir, Document d’information produit pour la conférence régionale des élus de Chaudière-Appalaches
''Voting System Reform'' *
Pour une meilleure démocracie: Notion d'ingénierie électorale
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Une crise énergétique annoncée, Les Choix et le Défi du Québec à l'horizon 2025
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