William Lievers, Laurentian University

Research

Latest funding

Quantifying the nature and consequences of morphological changes in trabecular bone structural units (BSU)
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$117,000
Measuring and modelling the mechanical and failure behaviour of bone
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$154,000

Quantifying the nature and consequences of morphological changes in trabecular bone structural units (BSU)

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lievers, William

Keywords: trabecular bone; bone structural units (bsu); hemiosteons; age-related changes; cancellous architecture; extended finite element method (xfem); cement line; crack propogation; bone fracture; animal model

$117,000

Measuring and modelling the mechanical and failure behaviour of bone

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lievers, William

$154,000

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: age-related changes Dear Professor Lievers, 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 age-related changes 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 "Quantifying the nature and consequences of morphological changes in trabecular bone structural units (BSU)" (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]