Vincent Henault-Brunet, Saint Mary's University

Research

black holes dark matter dynamics globular clusters initial stellar mass function kinematics Milky Way halo stellar remnants

Latest funding

Dynamically probing the dark side of globular clusters: from central black holes to the Milky Way halo
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$120,000
Dynamically probing the dark side of globular clusters: from central black holes to the Milky Way halo
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 2 grants and awards

Dynamically probing the dark side of globular clusters: from central black holes to the Milky Way halo

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Henault-Brunet, Vincent

Keywords: globular clusters; dynamics; kinematics; black holes; initial stellar mass function; stellar remnants; dark matter; milky way halo

$120,000

Dynamically probing the dark side of globular clusters: from central black holes to the Milky Way halo

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Henault-Brunet, Vincent

$12,500

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: black holes Dear Professor Henault-Brunet, 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 black holes 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 "Dynamically probing the dark side of globular clusters: from central black holes to the Milky Way halo" (2020), 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]