Richard Sydora, University of Alberta

Research

Chaotic flows Coherent structures Laboratory plasmas Magnetic reconnection Magnetized plasmas Non-equilibrium systems Pattern formation Plasma simulation

Latest funding

Transport Properties, Pattern Dynamics and Self-Organized States in Magnetized Plasmas
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$204,000
Gyrokinetic Simulation and Theory of Non-diffusive Transport and Chaotic Flows in Non-Equilibrium Magnetized Plasmas
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$125,000
Advanced kinetic simulations and theory of magnetic reconnection
NSERC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$175,000

All 8 grants and awards

Transport Properties, Pattern Dynamics and Self-Organized States in Magnetized Plasmas

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sydora, Richard

Keywords: Chaotic flows; Coherent structures; Laboratory plasmas; Magnetic reconnection; Magnetized plasmas; Non-equilibrium systems; Pattern formation; Plasma simulation; Turbulence and transport; Waves and instabilities

$204,000

Gyrokinetic Simulation and Theory of Non-diffusive Transport and Chaotic Flows in Non-Equilibrium Magnetized Plasmas

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sydora, Richard

$125,000

Advanced kinetic simulations and theory of magnetic reconnection

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sydora, Richard

$175,000

Workstations for laser/plasma interactions group

Co-investigatorNSERC2006Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Rozmus, Wojciech

$30,353

magnetic energy releases and transport in high temperature plasmas

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sydora, Richard

$125,000

Development and application of advanced kinetic plasma simulation models

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sydora, Richard

$72,300

Computer server for laser/plasma interactions group

Co-investigatorNSERC1999Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Rozmus, Wojciech

$43,936

Development and application of particle simulation models to investigation of magnetospheric and auroral plasma dynamics

Principal investigatorNSERC1998Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sydora, Richard

$81,840

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Chaotic flows Dear Professor Sydora, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on chaotic flows connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Transport Properties, Pattern Dynamics and Self-Organized States in Magnetized Plasmas" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]