Frank Van Veggel, University of Victoria

Latest funding

Treatment of marine vessels' sewage using modified TiO2 nanoparticles
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Near-infrared photomultiplier detector
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$65,980
Ln3+ doped nanoparticles: new optical and magnetic properties
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$240,000

All 34 grants and awards

Treatment of marine vessels' sewage using modified TiO2 nanoparticles

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: VanVeggel, Frank

$25,000

Near-infrared photomultiplier detector

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: vanVeggel, Frank

$65,980

Ln3+ doped nanoparticles: new optical and magnetic properties

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Van Veggel, Frank

$240,000

Improved polymer absorption sensors for oil detection

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: vanVeggel, Frank

$25,000

A triple quadrupole ICP-MS for earth, ocean, environmental and chemical science

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Coogan, Laurence

$150,000

Low repetition rate Optical Parametric Oscillator (OPO)

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

Principal investigators: vanVeggel, Frank

$112,570

Colloidal quantum structures

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: vanVeggel, Frank

$420,000

Antibody-nanoparticle conjugates as molecular imaging agents for solid brain tumour (glioma)

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: vanVeggel, Frank

$192,279

Development and Validation of a Nanophotonics Simulation Toolbox

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Young, Jeff

$448,500

Brockhouse institute for materials research

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure

Principal investigators: Gaulin, Bruce

$131,600

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 Van Veggel, 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 "Treatment of marine vessels' sewage using modified TiO2 nanoparticles" (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]