Sergio Sepulveda, Simon Fraser University

Research

earthquake-induced landslides landslide hazard landslides rock slope stability seismic hazard

Latest funding

Understanding rock slope failure and coseismic landslide hazard in deglaciated Cordilleran landscapes
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$93,000

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Understanding rock slope failure and coseismic landslide hazard in deglaciated Cordilleran landscapes

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sepulveda, Sergio

Keywords: rock slope stability; landslides; earthquake-induced landslides; landslide hazard; seismic hazard

$93,000

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: earthquake-induced landslides Dear Professor Sepulveda, 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 earthquake-induced landslides 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 "Understanding rock slope failure and coseismic landslide hazard in deglaciated Cordilleran landscapes" (2022), 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]