James Di Francesco, University of Victoria

Research

interstellar medium large surveys molecular clouds radio/millimetre astronomy star formation stellar clusters young stellar objects

Latest funding

How do Density, Feedback, Gas Dynamics, and Magnetic Fields affect Star Formation within Clusters?
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$123,000
Filaments, Clumps, and Disks: Investigating the Origins of Star- and Planet-Forming Structures in Molecular Clouds
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$175,000
Resolving the physical conditions of concentrated cores in nearby clouds
NSERC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$200,000

All 4 grants and awards

How do Density, Feedback, Gas Dynamics, and Magnetic Fields affect Star Formation within Clusters?

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Di Francesco, James

Keywords: interstellar medium; star formation; young stellar objects; molecular clouds; radio/millimetre astronomy; large surveys; stellar clusters

$123,000

Filaments, Clumps, and Disks: Investigating the Origins of Star- and Planet-Forming Structures in Molecular Clouds

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: DiFrancesco, James

$175,000

Resolving the physical conditions of concentrated cores in nearby clouds

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: DiFrancesco, James

$200,000

Starless cores: probing the initial conditions of star formation

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: DiFrancesco, James

$49,650

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: interstellar medium Dear Professor Di Francesco, 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 interstellar medium 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 "How do Density, Feedback, Gas Dynamics, and Magnetic Fields affect Star Formation within Clusters?" (2022), 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]