Michelle Kunimoto, University of British Columbia

Research

exoplanets exoplanet demographics exoplanet detection planet formation planet evolution transit surveys astrostatistics

Latest funding

Advancing Exoplanet Demographics with Kepler, TESS, and Beyond
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Advancing Exoplanet Demographics with Kepler, TESS, and Beyond
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$40,000

Advancing Exoplanet Demographics with Kepler, TESS, and Beyond

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Kunimoto, Michelle

Keywords: exoplanets; exoplanet demographics; exoplanet detection; planet formation; planet evolution; transit surveys; astrostatistics

$12,500

Advancing Exoplanet Demographics with Kepler, TESS, and Beyond

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kunimoto, Michelle

Keywords: exoplanets; exoplanet demographics; exoplanet detection; planet formation; planet evolution; transit surveys; astrostatistics

$40,000

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: exoplanets Dear Professor Kunimoto, 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 exoplanets 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 "Advancing Exoplanet Demographics with Kepler, TESS, and Beyond" (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]