Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya, University of Victoria

Research

building envelopes buildings climate change energy efficiency hygrothermal moisture management resiliency sustainability

Latest funding

Climate Adaptive Building Envelopes with Dynamic Insulation
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$76,000
Next-generation wood construction
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$2,559,240
Limit State Design for Biodeterioration of Building Materials_x000d_ _x000d_
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$38,400

All 7 grants and awards

Climate Adaptive Building Envelopes with Dynamic Insulation

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Mukhopadhyaya, Phalguni

Keywords: building envelopes; climate change; moisture management; hygrothermal; energy efficiency; resiliency; sustainability; buildings

$76,000

Next-generation wood construction

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Chui, Ying-Hei YH

Keywords: fire safety of buildings; life cycle assessment; mass timber; net-zero energy design; off-site construction; performance-based design; resilient structures; sustainable building; timber buildings

$2,559,240

Limit State Design for Biodeterioration of Building Materials_x000d_ _x000d_

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Mukhopadhyaya, Phalguni

$38,400

Development of a sensor to detect liquid water transfer through water resistive barriers

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Mukhopadhyaya, Phalguni

$25,000

High-Performance Thermal Insulation for Building Envelope Construction

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Mukhopadhyaya, Phalguni

$126,000

Thermal performance of closed-cell foam insulation board under different temperature conditions

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Mukhopadhyaya, Phalguni

$25,000

Vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) with zeolite-fiber composite core

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Mukhopadhyaya, Phalguni

$49,998

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: building envelopes Dear Professor Mukhopadhyaya, 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 building envelopes 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 "Climate Adaptive Building Envelopes with Dynamic Insulation" (2023), 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]