Thomas Schneider, University of British Columbia

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of British Columbia profile.

Egyptian history and chronology Cultural relations between ancient Egypt and the Near East History of Egyptology in Nazi Germany Egyptian historical phonology Hebrew Bible

Latest papers

Uniform polymer microspheres: monodispersity criteria, methods of formation and applications.
Nanomedicine (London, England) · 2013
Effects of chemical and physical parameters in the generation of microspheres by hydrodynamic flow focusing.
Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces · 2011 · first author
Use of hydrodynamic flow focusing for the generation of biodegradable camptothecin-loaded polymer microspheres.
Journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2008 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Gift of the Nile - a symposium and workshop on Ancient Egypt and the environment
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Egyptology in the Nazi Era: national socialism and the profile of a humanistic discipline, 1933-45
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$69,040

All 2 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Uniform polymer microspheres: monodispersity criteria, methods of formation and applications.

De La Vega JC, Elischer P, Schneider T, Häfeli UO

Nanomedicine (London, England)2013

DOI: 10.2217/nnm.12.210 PMID: 23394156

02

Effects of chemical and physical parameters in the generation of microspheres by hydrodynamic flow focusing.

Schneider T, Chapman GH, Häfeli UO

Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces2011First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2011.05.040 PMID: 21680160

03

Use of hydrodynamic flow focusing for the generation of biodegradable camptothecin-loaded polymer microspheres.

Schneider T, Zhao H, Jackson JK, Chapman GH, Dykes J, Häfeli UO

Journal of pharmaceutical sciences2008First author

DOI: 10.1002/jps.21344 PMID: 18314891

Gift of the Nile - a symposium and workshop on Ancient Egypt and the environment

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Schneider, Thomas

Keywords: history of Ancient Egypt; environmental history; paleoecology of Ancient Egypt; Egyptological historiography

$25,000

Egyptology in the Nazi Era: national socialism and the profile of a humanistic discipline, 1933-45

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012

Principal investigators: Schneider, Thomas

Keywords: Egyptology; national socialism; history of the humanities; modern history

$69,040

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: Egyptian history and chronology Dear Professor Schneider, 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 "Uniform polymer microspheres: monodispersity criteria, methods of formation and applications." (2013), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]