James Ellis, University of Calgary

Research

energy humanities energy security Indigenous energy sovereignty energy justice energy transition energy geopolitics energy citizenship urban space

Latest papers

Cartilage tissue engineering identifies abnormal human induced pluripotent stem cells.
Scientific reports · 2013

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Talking Trees and Vegetal Souls: Queer Ecology in the Faerie Queene
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$92,213
Energy Security, Energy Sovereignty and Energy Justice
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$20,394
Western Humanities Alliance Annual Conference: Spectral Cities
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$12,560

All 5 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Cartilage tissue engineering identifies abnormal human induced pluripotent stem cells.

Yamashita A, Liu S, Woltjen K, Thomas B, Meng G, Hotta A, Takahashi K, Ellis J, Yamanaka S, Rancourt DE

Scientific reports2013

DOI: 10.1038/srep01978 PMID: 23760219

Talking Trees and Vegetal Souls: Queer Ecology in the Faerie Queene

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ellis, James R.

$92,213

Energy Security, Energy Sovereignty and Energy Justice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Ellis, James R.

Keywords: energy humanities; energy security; Indigenous energy sovereignty; energy justice; energy transition; energy geopolitics; energy citizenship

$20,394

Western Humanities Alliance Annual Conference: Spectral Cities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Ellis, James R.

Keywords: urban space; spatial politics; spatial theory; city; literature; film; humanism; transnationalism; ghost towns; post-industrial; representation; imaginary; geographies; space/place; politics; immigration; history of architecture and urbanism

$12,560

Gardens, space and motion in The Faerie Queene

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Ellis, James R.

Keywords: gardens; poetry; space; movement; The Faerie Queene; Ireland; colonialism

$66,465

The uses of history: Derek Jarman vs. the English nation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Ellis, James R.

Keywords: Derek Jarman; British cinema; visual arts; cultural studies

$52,931

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: energy humanities Dear Professor Ellis, 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]. I read your paper "Cartilage tissue engineering identifies abnormal human induced pluripotent stem cells." (2013), and it 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 SSHRC-funded project "Talking Trees and Vegetal Souls: Queer Ecology in the Faerie Queene" (2025), 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]