David Thomson, Queen's University

Research

data analysis nonstationarity oceanography robust statistical methods seismology solar modes spectrum estimation time series

Latest funding

Statistical Spectrum Estimation and Solar Gravity Modes
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$105,000
Statistical Spectrum Estimation and Solar Gravity Modes
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$145,000
Statistical signal processing theory and applications
NSERC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$292,500

All 10 grants and awards

Statistical Spectrum Estimation and Solar Gravity Modes

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thomson, David

Keywords: spectrum estimation; time series; solar modes; seismology; robust statistical methods; oceanography; data analysis; nonstationarity

$105,000

Statistical Spectrum Estimation and Solar Gravity Modes

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thomson, David

$145,000

Statistical signal processing theory and applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thomson, David

$292,500

Canada Research Chair in Statistics and Signal Processing

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Thomson, David

Keywords: CRC

$150,000

Queen's solar radio telescope

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Thomson, David

$85,716

Canada Research Chair in Statistics and Signal Processing

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Thomson, David

Keywords: CRC

$1,050,205

HPCVL Access Support for High Performance Computing

Co-investigatorNSERC2005Major Facilities Access Grants

Principal investigators: Mewhort, Douglas

$396,000

Analysis of data from solar radio telescope and related sources

Principal investigatorNSERC2003Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thomson, David

$300,000

HPCVL operational and access support

Co-investigatorNSERC2003Major Facilities Access Grants

Principal investigators: Mewhort, Douglas

$396,000

Canada Research Chair in Statistics and Signal Processing

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Thomson, David

$201,230

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: data analysis Dear Professor Thomson, 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 data analysis 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 "Statistical Spectrum Estimation and Solar Gravity Modes" (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]