Taylor Steele, University of New Brunswick

Research

earthquake engineering seismic risk quantification seismic risk mitigation numerical simulation resilient construction operational and functional components experimental modal analysis soil-structure interaction

Latest funding

Reducing design forces on capacity-protected columns and foundations in steel-framed buildings with concentrically braced frames
NSERC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$50,000
Leveraging low-damage structures, advanced modelling, state-of-the-art sensing, and geospatial data for urban-level seismic risk assessment and mitigation
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Leveraging low-damage structures, advanced modelling, state-of-the-art sensing, and geospatial data for urban-level seismic risk assessment and mitigation
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$34,000

All 3 grants and awards

Reducing design forces on capacity-protected columns and foundations in steel-framed buildings with concentrically braced frames

Principal investigatorNSERC2026Advantage

Principal investigators: Steele, Taylor

Keywords: Structural engineering; Modelling and mathematical simulation of natural processes

$50,000

Leveraging low-damage structures, advanced modelling, state-of-the-art sensing, and geospatial data for urban-level seismic risk assessment and mitigation

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Steele, Taylor

Keywords: earthquake engineering; seismic risk quantification; seismic risk mitigation; numerical simulation; resilient construction; operational and functional components; experimental modal analysis; soil-structure interaction; structural engineering; artificial intelligence

$12,500

Leveraging low-damage structures, advanced modelling, state-of-the-art sensing, and geospatial data for urban-level seismic risk assessment and mitigation

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Steele, Taylor

Keywords: earthquake engineering; seismic risk quantification; seismic risk mitigation; numerical simulation; resilient construction; operational and functional components; experimental modal analysis; soil-structure interaction; structural engineering; artificial intelligence

$34,000

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: earthquake engineering Dear Professor Steele, 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 earthquake engineering 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 "Reducing design forces on capacity-protected columns and foundations in steel-framed buildings with concentrically braced frames" (2026), 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]