Philip Matthews, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest papers

Economies of scale shape energetics of solitary and group-living spiders and their webs.
The Journal of animal ecology · 2022

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Gas exchange in water and air: Revealing fundamental mechanisms underlying the development and control of the insect respiratory system
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$240,000
Gas exchange in water and air: Revealing fundamental mechanisms underlying the development and control of the insect respiratory system
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$120,000
From water-breathing nymphs to air-breathing adults: Insects as a model system to investigate the physiological challenges associated with the transition of life from water to land
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 4 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Economies of scale shape energetics of solitary and group-living spiders and their webs.

Straus S, González AL, Matthews P, Avilés L

The Journal of animal ecology2022

DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13628 PMID: 34758114

Gas exchange in water and air: Revealing fundamental mechanisms underlying the development and control of the insect respiratory system

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Matthews, Philip

Keywords: aquatic insect; respiratory physiology; gas exchange; acid-base balance; fluid clearance; tracheal system; evolution; water-breathing; air-breathing; resilin

$240,000

Gas exchange in water and air: Revealing fundamental mechanisms underlying the development and control of the insect respiratory system

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Matthews, Philip

$120,000

From water-breathing nymphs to air-breathing adults: Insects as a model system to investigate the physiological challenges associated with the transition of life from water to land

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Matthews, Philip

$120,000

From water-breathing nymphs to air-breathing adults: Insects as a model system to investigate the physiological challenges associated with the transition of life from water to land

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Matthews, Philip

$234,000

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 Dear Professor Matthews, 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 "Economies of scale shape energetics of solitary and group-living spiders and their webs." (2022), 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 "Gas exchange in water and air: Revealing fundamental mechanisms underlying the development and control of the insect respiratory system" (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]