Lois Weinthal, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

interior design indoor air quality fomites visualization COVID-19 interior case studies bubbles interior finishes

Latest funding

Designing for a Pandemic: Equipping Interior Designers to Plan for Healthy Interiors
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Empowering women with technology in design
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$24,952

Designing for a Pandemic: Equipping Interior Designers to Plan for Healthy Interiors

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Weinthal, Lois

Keywords: interior design; indoor air quality; fomites; visualization; COVID-19; interior case studies; bubbles; interior finishes; proxemics; superspreader event; aerosol transmission; viral transmission; droplets; interior architecture; building management; HVAC

$25,000

Empowering women with technology in design

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Weinthal, Lois

Keywords: technology; women; design; digital fabrication; architecture

$24,952

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: interior design Dear Professor Weinthal, 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 interior design 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 SSHRC-funded project "Designing for a Pandemic: Equipping Interior Designers to Plan for Healthy Interiors" (2022), 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]