John Frostad, University of British Columbia

Research

interfacial rheology emulsions foams novel instrumentation solid mechanics food predictive models personal care products

Latest funding

Rheology of Soft Microparticles
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$62,000
Anti-splash additives for reducing pollution and increasing yield with agricultural sprays
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Food for the final frontier: micro-encapsulation of essential nutrients to enable long-duration space exploration
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$104,000

All 7 grants and awards

Rheology of Soft Microparticles

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Frostad, John

Keywords: interfacial rheology; emulsions; foams; novel instrumentation; solid mechanics; food; predictive models; personal care products; droplets; bubbles

$62,000

Anti-splash additives for reducing pollution and increasing yield with agricultural sprays

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Frostad, John JM

$25,000

Food for the final frontier: micro-encapsulation of essential nutrients to enable long-duration space exploration

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Frostad, John JM

$104,000

Catcher of the rye: Spray-on netting for increasing yield in grain harvesting

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Frostad, John

Keywords: seed shatter extensional rheology UV curable polymer interfacial rheology foam spray crop harvest green chemistry biopolymer

$250,000

Novel additives to enhance the delivery of foliar crop sprays

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Frostad, John

$25,000

Elimination of added sugar as a sweetener in balsamic reductions.

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Frostad, John

$25,000

Interfacial Rheology and Encapsulation Techniques for the Development of Functional Foods

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Frostad, John

$168,000

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: interfacial rheology Dear Professor Frostad, 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 interfacial rheology 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 "Rheology of Soft Microparticles" (2024), 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]