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Jan Spelt

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Professor EmeritusDepartment of Mechanical & Industrial EngineeringUniversity of Toronto

Jan Spelt

Professor Emeritus

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Emeritus professors are retired and rarely take new students.
No publications on record.
Principal investigator on 19 research grants (19 NSERC), most recently in 2014.

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Latest funding

A confocal, interferometry, and focus variation based three dimensional profilometer
NSERC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Creep modeling of precision adhesive joints in opto-electronic devices
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$39,000
Erosive jet micro-machining and vibratory surface finishing: optimization and modeling
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$195,000

All 37 grants and awards

A confocal, interferometry, and focus variation based three dimensional profilometer

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Papini, Marcello

$150,000

Creep modeling of precision adhesive joints in opto-electronic devices

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Spelt, Jan

$39,000

Erosive jet micro-machining and vibratory surface finishing: optimization and modeling

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Spelt, Jan

$195,000

Tribometer for Friction and Wear Measurement

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Spelt, Jan

$54,046

Modelling of abrasive water jet and slurry jet micro-machining

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Papini, Marcello

$191,758

Abrasive waterjet micro-machining equipment

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Papini, Marcello

$94,492

Precision scanner for high-resolution ultrasonic imaging

Co-investigatorNSERC2010Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Sinclair, Anthony

$84,386

High strain rate fracture of solder joints and underfill adhesives

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Spelt, Jan

$136,000

Applications of controlled erosion: vibratory finishing and abrasive jet micro-machining

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Spelt, Jan

$175,000

Abrasive jet micromachining of novel features in polymers and glass

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Papini, Marcello

$216,807

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.

Profile data last refreshed on September 29, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and public research funding records.

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