Alan Coley, Dalhousie University

Research

backreaction dynamical black hole geometric horizon persistence scalar invariants spikes teleparallel gravity theoretical cosmology

Latest funding

Scalar invariants and theoretical cosmology
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$64,000
Mathematical Cosmology and Invariants in General Relativity
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Theoretical Cosmology and Higher Dimensional Gravity
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$125,000

All 12 grants and awards

Scalar invariants and theoretical cosmology

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Coley, Alan

Keywords: scalar invariants; geometric horizon; dynamical black hole; theoretical cosmology; persistence; spikes; teleparallel gravity; backreaction

$64,000

Mathematical Cosmology and Invariants in General Relativity

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Coley, Alan

$100,000

Theoretical Cosmology and Higher Dimensional Gravity

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Coley, Alan

$125,000

Higher dimensional spacetimes and qualitative cosmology

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Coley, Alan

$269,955

Qualitative cosmology

Principal investigatorNSERC2003Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Coley, Alan

$245,000

Computing resources for general relativity group

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Coley, Alan

$13,500

4 Sun Ultra 10 workstations (Computing equipment upgrade)

Co-investigatorNSERC2000Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Dilcher, Karl

$29,454

Qualitative cosmology

Principal investigatorNSERC1999Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Coley, Alan

$100,800

Computing equipment upgrade

Co-investigatorNSERC1998Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Dilcher, Karl

$50,000

Exact and qualitative of cosmological models

Principal investigatorNSERC1995Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Coley, Alan

$90,200

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: backreaction Dear Professor Coley, 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 backreaction 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 "Scalar invariants and theoretical cosmology" (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]