Susan Lederman, Queen's University

Research

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Latest funding

Perceptual organization via a haptic glance: haptic perception and haptically guided grasping
NSERC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$199,220
Custom haptic displays for the study of perceptual organization via a haptic 'glance'
NSERC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$44,356
The Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (IRIS)
NSERC · 2005 · Co-investigator
$250,000

All 10 grants and awards

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Perceptual organization via a haptic glance: haptic perception and haptically guided grasping

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lederman, Susan

$199,220

Custom haptic displays for the study of perceptual organization via a haptic 'glance'

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

Principal investigators: Lederman, Susan

$44,356

The Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (IRIS)

Co-investigatorNSERC2005Research Management Funds - Group

Principal investigators: Eyton, Anthony

$250,000

A texture presentation system with precise speed and force control

Principal investigatorNSERC2002Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Lederman, Susan

$39,921

Toward remote haptic communication: Feeling real and virtual textures via an intermediate stylus

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lederman, Susan

$225,000

Systems for feeling real and virtual textures via a stylus

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Lederman, Susan

$25,778

Early haptic processing

Principal investigatorNSERC1996Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lederman, Susan

$174,455

Touch, motor control, and the design of human-machine interfaces for telerobots; visit at MRC Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge, England

Principal investigatorNSERC1994Bilateral Exchange Program (H)

Principal investigators: Lederman, Susan

$798

Haptic object exploration and recognition

Principal investigatorNSERC1992Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lederman, Susan

$160,000

Haptic object recognition

Principal investigatorNSERC1989Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lederman, Susan

$34,000

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 Lederman, 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.] 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]