Chérif Matta, Mount Saint Vincent University

Research

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Latest funding

Theoretical Investigations of some Outstanding Problems in Biophysical Chemistry
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$108,000
Quantum Chemical Investigations of the Inner Mitochondrial Membrane Biochemistry
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$196,000
Excursions of the electron density over the potential energy landscape in the absence and presence of external perturbations
NSERC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$150,000

All 5 grants and awards

No publications available.

Theoretical Investigations of some Outstanding Problems in Biophysical Chemistry

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Matta, Cherif

Keywords: theoretical chemistry; quantum chemistry; computational (bio)chemistry; quantum theory of atoms in molecules (qtaim); electron density distributions; mitochondrial biophysical chemistry; electric field effects on biomolecules; atp synthase, nucleic acids, dna, rna; interstellar chemistry; quantum crystallography

$108,000

Quantum Chemical Investigations of the Inner Mitochondrial Membrane Biochemistry

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Matta, Cherif

$196,000

Excursions of the electron density over the potential energy landscape in the absence and presence of external perturbations

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Matta, CherifFarid

$150,000

Evolution of the electron density along reaction paths in presence and absense of external perturbation

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Matta, CherifFarid

$21,500

A computational chemistry approach to environmental and public health

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Matta, CherifFarid

$43,000

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 Dear Professor Matta, 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 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 "Theoretical Investigations of some Outstanding Problems in Biophysical Chemistry" (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]