Leanne Chen, University of Guelph

Latest funding

Critical Repair and Upgrade of Infrared Microspectroscopy System at the Electrochemical Technology Centre
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Integrated Solution for Ammonia and Carbon Dioxide Recycling to Fertilizers and Fuels
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$250,000
Developing an atomic-scale computational framework to gain insights about the electrochemical double-layer for applications to renewable energy
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$145,000

All 4 grants and awards

Critical Repair and Upgrade of Infrared Microspectroscopy System at the Electrochemical Technology Centre

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Chen, Aicheng

$150,000

Integrated Solution for Ammonia and Carbon Dioxide Recycling to Fertilizers and Fuels

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Chen, Leanne

Keywords: electrocatalysis ammonia oxidation carbon dioxide reduction electrochemical fuel generation integrated electrolyzer design quantum mechanical modelling agricultural waste recycling electrochemical engineering techno-economic analysis ion exchange membranes

$250,000

Developing an atomic-scale computational framework to gain insights about the electrochemical double-layer for applications to renewable energy

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Chen, Leanne

Keywords: computational chemistry; catalysis; electrochemistry; materials and interfaces; energy storage and conversion; density functional theory; molecular dynamics; microkinetic modelling

$145,000

Developing an atomic-scale computational framework to gain insights about the electrochemical double-layer for applications to renewable energy

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Chen, Leanne

$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 Dear Professor Chen, 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 SSHRC-funded project "Integrated Solution for Ammonia and Carbon Dioxide Recycling to Fertilizers and Fuels" (2020), 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]