Adam Monahan, University of Victoria

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Victoria profile.

Latest funding

NSERC Create for Coastal Climate Solutions (CCS)
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$363,400
University of Victoria Climate Modelling Laboratory: Supercomputing for Climate Science in the Big Data era
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$146,214
Understanding and Modelling Natural and Forced Variability of Near-Surface Winds
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$306,000

All 12 grants and awards

No publications available.

NSERC Create for Coastal Climate Solutions (CCS)

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Baum, Julia JK

Keywords: built environment; climate change adaptation; climate change mitigation; coastal rural communities; energy transition; interdisciplinary training; marine renewables; ocean climate solutions; science policy; transportation

$363,400

University of Victoria Climate Modelling Laboratory: Supercomputing for Climate Science in the Big Data era

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Goldblatt, Colin

$146,214

Understanding and Modelling Natural and Forced Variability of Near-Surface Winds

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Monahan, Adam

Keywords: Air-sea exchange; Climate model large ensemble; Forced change vs. internal variability; Near-surface winds; Non-gaussian wind variability; Renewable energy; Stable boundary layer; Stochastic parameterizations; Stochastic processes; Wind extremes

$306,000

Variability and Predictability of Near-Surface Winds

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Monahan, Adam

$260,000

Variability and Predictability of Near-Surface Winds

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Monahan, Adam

$120,000

Measuring ocean mixing at Station Papa

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Klymak, Jody

$74,710

Canadian network for regional climate and weather processes

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Climate Change and Atmospheric Research

Principal investigators: Sushama, Laxmi

$4,178,255

NSERC CREATE Training Program in Interdisciplinary Climate Science

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Weaver, Andrew

$1,587,300

Probabilistic climate dynamics: exploring the weather-climate connection

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Monahan, Adam

$200,000

Probabilistic perspectives on climate dynamics

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Monahan, Adam

$62,180

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 Monahan, 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 "Understanding and Modelling Natural and Forced Variability of Near-Surface Winds" (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]