Robert Shadwick, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest funding

Integrative Biomechanics of Marine Mammals; Adaptations for Feeding, Diving, and Hearing in Whales
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$390,000
Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre: Microscopy Core-Facility Upgrade
NSERC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$33,900
Non-Contact Video Extensometer
NSERC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$24,988

All 15 grants and awards

No publications available.

Integrative Biomechanics of Marine Mammals; Adaptations for Feeding, Diving, and Hearing in Whales

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shadwick, Robert

Keywords: anatomy; artery mechanics; biomechanics; cetacean biology; circulatory system; diving physiology; filter feeding; hemodynamics; marine mammals; respiratory physiology

$390,000

Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre: Microscopy Core-Facility Upgrade

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Palmer, Richard

$33,900

Non-Contact Video Extensometer

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Martone, Patrick

$24,988

INTEGRATIVE BIOMECHANICS OF MARINE ORGANISMS: Locomotor systems dynamics

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shadwick, Robert

$450,000

INTEGRATIVE BIOMECHANICS OF MARINE ORGANISMS: Locomotor systems dynamics

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Shadwick, Robert

$120,000

Integrative Animal Physiology

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Shadwick, Robert

$1,200,000

Integrative Animal Physiology

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Shadwick, Robert

Keywords: CRC

$200,000

Instron mechanical test system for structural biomaterials

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Gosline, John

$61,761

High-speed recirculating water flume

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Martone, Patrick

$79,132

Bamfield marine sciences centre

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure

Principal investigators: Anholt, Bradley

$1,047,900

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 Shadwick, 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 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 "Integrative Biomechanics of Marine Mammals; Adaptations for Feeding, Diving, and Hearing in Whales" (2019), 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]