Joshua Lepawsky, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

maintenance repair information and communication technology material conservation fieldwork cartography oral history statistics

Latest funding

Where is repair
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$207,617
Geographies of rubbish electronics: community assets, worker skills, and the possibilities of ethical trade
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$469,480
Blurred borders: mapping Canada's role in the international trade and traffic of electronic waste
SSHRC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$248,331

All 5 grants and awards

Where is repair

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lepawsky, Joshua

Keywords: maintenance; repair; information and communication technology; material conservation; fieldwork; cartography; oral history; statistics; survey

$207,617

Geographies of rubbish electronics: community assets, worker skills, and the possibilities of ethical trade

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lepawsky, Joshua

Keywords: digital technology; sustainability; environmental justice; economic justice; e-waste

$469,480

Blurred borders: mapping Canada's role in the international trade and traffic of electronic waste

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Research Grants - Canadian Environmental Issues

Principal investigators: Lepawsky, Joshua

Keywords: electronic waste; international trade; environmental justice; social justice

$248,331

Mapping Canada's role in the international trade and traffic of electronic waste

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Research Development Initiatives

Principal investigators: Lepawsky, Joshua

Keywords: interviews; discourse analysis; ethnography

$39,908

Social dynamics of economic performance: innovation and creativity in city-regions

Co-investigatorSSHRC2005Major Collaborative Research Initiatives Program

Principal investigators: Wolfe, David A.

Keywords: innovations; creativity; city-regions; learning; associative governance; social diversity; social inclusion

$2,500,000

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: maintenance Dear Professor Lepawsky, 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 maintenance connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]