Brian Maxwell, University of Ottawa

Research

Blast waves Chemical kinetics Combustion Compressible flow Computational Fluid Dynamics Deflagration to Detonation Transition Detonations Explosions

Latest funding

Towards detonation, explosion, and blast modelling at industrially relevant scales
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Towards detonation, explosion, and blast modelling at industrially relevant scales
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$86,000

All 2 grants and awards

Towards detonation, explosion, and blast modelling at industrially relevant scales

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Maxwell, Brian

$12,500

Towards detonation, explosion, and blast modelling at industrially relevant scales

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Maxwell, Brian

Keywords: flame acceleration; detonations; deflagration to detonation transition; large eddy simulation; computational fluid dynamics; explosions; compressible flow; chemical kinetics; combustion; blast waves

$86,000

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: Blast waves Dear Professor Maxwell, 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 blast waves 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 "Towards detonation, explosion, and blast modelling at industrially relevant scales" (2023), 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]