Locke Spencer, University of Lethbridge

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Lethbridge profile.

Experimental Astrophysics Far-Infrared imaging and spectroscopy cryogenic instrumentation interferometry star formation cosmology

Latest papers

A Vacuum Waveguide Filter Bank Spectrometer for Far-Infrared Astrophysics.
Journal of low temperature physics · 2024
Extracts Prepared from a Canadian Toxic Plant Induce Light-Dependent Perinuclear Vacuoles in Human Cells.
Toxins · 2021
A passive terahertz video camera based on lumped element kinetic inductance detectors.
The Review of scientific instruments · 2016

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Far-Infrared TNT: [T]ech[N]ology and [T]echniques for Experimental Astrophysics in the Far-Infrared
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$136,000
Experimental Astrophysics
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Operations and Maintenance Support for the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope
NSERC · 2017 · Co-investigator
$300,000

All 9 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

A Vacuum Waveguide Filter Bank Spectrometer for Far-Infrared Astrophysics.

Nie R, Filippini J, Brooks E, Barry P, Connors J, Gradziel M, Mercado D, Razavimaleki V, Shirokoff E, Spencer L, Tramm S, Trappe N, Zemcov M

Journal of low temperature physics2024

DOI: 10.1007/s10909-024-03166-2 PMID: 39070767

02

Extracts Prepared from a Canadian Toxic Plant Induce Light-Dependent Perinuclear Vacuoles in Human Cells.

Tuescher JM, Beck CR, Spencer L, Yeremy B, Shi Y, Andersen RJ, Golsteyn RM

Toxins2021

DOI: 10.3390/toxins13020138 PMID: 33673235

03

A passive terahertz video camera based on lumped element kinetic inductance detectors.

Rowe S, Pascale E, Doyle S, Dunscombe C, Hargrave P, Papageorgio A, Wood K, Ade PA, Barry P, Bideaud A, Brien T, Dodd C, Grainger W, House J, Mauskopf P, Moseley P, Spencer L, Sudiwala R, Tucker C, Walker I

The Review of scientific instruments2016

DOI: 10.1063/1.4941661 PMID: 27036756

Far-Infrared TNT: [T]ech[N]ology and [T]echniques for Experimental Astrophysics in the Far-Infrared

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Spencer, Locke

Keywords: far-infrared; fourier; interferometry; fourier transform spectroscopy; imaging spectroscopy; cryogenic; experimental astrophysics; composite materials; instrumentation; cosmology

$136,000

Experimental Astrophysics

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Spencer, Locke

$100,000

Operations and Maintenance Support for the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Wilson, Christine

$300,000

Experimental Astrophysics

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Spencer, Locke

Keywords: far-infrared spatial interferometry hyperspectral imaging spectroscopy Fourier transform spectroscopy imaging FTS experimental astrophysics cryogenics composite materials carbon-fibre

$225,000

Experimental Astrophysics

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Spencer, Locke

$175,000

Imaging the Far-Infrared Astrophysical Universe

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Spencer, Locke

$132,000

Imaging the Universe in the Far-Infrared

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Spencer, Locke

$22,000

Canada Research Chair in Experimental Astrophysics

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Spencer, Locke

$400,000

Canada Research Chair in Experimental Astrophysics

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Spencer, Locke

Keywords: CRC

$100,000

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: Experimental Astrophysics Dear Professor Spencer, 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 "A Vacuum Waveguide Filter Bank Spectrometer for Far-Infrared Astrophysics." (2024), 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 NSERC-funded project "Far-Infrared TNT: [T]ech[N]ology and [T]echniques for Experimental Astrophysics in the Far-Infrared" (2021), 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]