Diana Valencia, University of Toronto

Research

Exoplanets Habitability Interior Structure Planetary Composition Planet Formation Super-Earths Thermo-chemical evolution Tidal Heating

Latest funding

Thermo-chemical Evolution and Formation of Super-Earths and Mini-Neptunes
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$136,000
Formation and Evolution of super-Earths and sub-Neptune Planets
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$133,000

All 2 grants and awards

Thermo-chemical Evolution and Formation of Super-Earths and Mini-Neptunes

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Valencia, Diana

Keywords: habitability; exoplanets; super-earths; interior structure; thermo-chemical evolution; tidal heating; planet formation; planetary composition

$136,000

Formation and Evolution of super-Earths and sub-Neptune Planets

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Valencia, Diana

$133,000

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: Exoplanets Dear Professor Valencia, 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 exoplanets 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 "Thermo-chemical Evolution and Formation of Super-Earths and Mini-Neptunes" (2021), 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]