Linn-Elisabeth Steel, Queen's University

Research

Flume Experiments Hyperpycnal Currents Sediment Gravity Flows Submarine Fans Turbidites Turbidity Currents

Latest funding

Controls on Lateral Spreading Rates of Sustained Turbidity Currents
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$150,000
Controls on Lateral Spreading Rates of Sustained Turbidity Currents
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$12,500

Controls on Lateral Spreading Rates of Sustained Turbidity Currents

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Steel, Linn-Elisabeth

Keywords: turbidity currents; submarine fans; flume experiments; turbidites; hyperpycnal currents; sediment gravity flows

$150,000

Controls on Lateral Spreading Rates of Sustained Turbidity Currents

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Steel, LinnElisabeth

$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: Flume Experiments Dear Professor Steel, 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 flume experiments 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 "Controls on Lateral Spreading Rates of Sustained Turbidity Currents" (2019), 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]