Richard Henriksen, Queen's University

Research

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Latest funding

The dynamics of dark matter; magnetohydrodynamics of star and jet formation; galaxy/cluser formation and the origin of super-massive black holes
NSERC · 2004 · Principal investigator
$96,000
Evolution of protostars to stars and dark matter to galactic halos
NSERC · 2000 · Principal investigator
$118,200
Protostellar outflow: N-body clusters; pulsar magnetospheres; galactic structure and evolution
NSERC · 1996 · Principal investigator
$148,925

All 5 grants and awards

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The dynamics of dark matter; magnetohydrodynamics of star and jet formation; galaxy/cluser formation and the origin of super-massive black holes

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Henriksen, Richard

$96,000

Evolution of protostars to stars and dark matter to galactic halos

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Henriksen, Richard

$118,200

Protostellar outflow: N-body clusters; pulsar magnetospheres; galactic structure and evolution

Principal investigatorNSERC1996Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Henriksen, Richard

$148,925

Stars and the i/s medium, galaxies and large scale structure

Principal investigatorNSERC1992Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Henriksen, Richard

$140,000

Astrophysical jets, star formation, and cosmology

Principal investigatorNSERC1989Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Henriksen, Richard

$46,000

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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