Helen Kirk, University of Victoria

Research

clustering dense cores filaments interferometry radio and millimetre astronomy star formation turbulence

Latest funding

Investigating the Formation of Small Protostellar Clusters
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$96,000
Investigating the Formation of Small Protostellar Clusters
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$12,500

Investigating the Formation of Small Protostellar Clusters

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kirk, Helen

Keywords: star formation; radio and millimetre astronomy; interferometry; clustering; filaments; dense cores; turbulence

$96,000

Investigating the Formation of Small Protostellar Clusters

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Kirk, Helen

$12,500

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: clustering Dear Professor Kirk, 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 on clustering 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 "Investigating the Formation of Small Protostellar Clusters" (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]