Geoff Eichhorn, Queen's University

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Latest funding

Buried infrastructure response measurement through high-definition sensing
CFI · 2026 · Principal investigator
$90,000
Compliant backfill for slope movement mitigation of buried pipes
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$60,000

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Buried infrastructure response measurement through high-definition sensing

Principal investigatorCFI2026John R. Evans Leaders Fund: John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for research infrastructure

Principal investigators: Eichhorn, Geoffrey

Keywords: Infrastructure Resilience, Power, Arctic and Climate Change ImplicationsInfrastructure Protection, fiber strain sensing, fiber optic sensing pipelines, railway, roads

$90,000

Compliant backfill for slope movement mitigation of buried pipes

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Mitacs Accelerate

Principal investigators: Eichhorn, Geoffrey

Keywords: Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use); Materials sciences

$60,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Eichhorn, 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 CFI-funded project "Buried infrastructure response measurement through high-definition sensing" (2026), 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]