Jessica McIver, University of British Columbia

Research

Black holes Data science Gravitational waves Neutron stars Astrophysics Bayesian inference General relativity Ground-based gravitational wave detectors

Latest funding

First Light: Unleashing Machine Learning for Multi-Messenger Discovery
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$250,000
Decoding the cosmos with gravitational waves
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Decoding the cosmos with gravitational waves
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$165,000

All 4 grants and awards

First Light: Unleashing Machine Learning for Multi-Messenger Discovery

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: McIver, Jessica

Keywords: multi-messenger astrophysics gravitational wave astrophysics artificial intelligence deep learning neural networks machine learning image classification general relativity

$250,000

Decoding the cosmos with gravitational waves

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: McIver, Jessica

$12,500

Decoding the cosmos with gravitational waves

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: McIver, Jessica

Keywords: gravitational waves; astrophysics; black holes; neutron stars; general relativity; bayesian inference; ligo, virgo, kagra; laser interferometer; ground-based gravitational wave detectors; data science

$165,000

Gravitational wave astrophysics

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: McIver, Jessica

Keywords: gravitational waves; multi-messenger astrophysics; LIGO; large-scale physics instrumentation; data science; black holes; neutron stars

$480,000

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: Black holes Dear Professor McIver, 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 black holes 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 "First Light: Unleashing Machine Learning for Multi-Messenger Discovery" (2020), 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]