Jay Werber, University of Toronto

Research

Block Copolymers Desalination Diffusion in Polymers Interfacial Polymerization Membranes Polyamide Reverse Osmosis Separations

Latest funding

Membrane Fabrication Using a High-Strength Polymer for Enhanced Reverse Osmosis of High-Salinity Waters
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$253,713
Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectroscopy System
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$123,804
Expanding the product spectrum of anaerobic digestion for a circular economy
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$181,437

All 6 grants and awards

Membrane Fabrication Using a High-Strength Polymer for Enhanced Reverse Osmosis of High-Salinity Waters

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Advantage

Principal investigators: Werber, Jay

Keywords: Water

$253,713

Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectroscopy System

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Papangelakis, Vladimiros

$123,804

Expanding the product spectrum of anaerobic digestion for a circular economy

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Lawson, Christopher CE

Keywords: anaerobic biotechnology; bioengineering; circular economy; membrane separations; microbial ecology; resource recovery; synthetic biology

$181,437

Interfacial Polymerization of Nanofilms for Aqueous Membrane Separations

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Werber, Jay

$12,500

Design Principles, Analytical Methods, and Membrane Development for High-Pressure Reverse Osmosis

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Werber, Jay JR

$689,500

Interfacial Polymerization of Nanofilms for Aqueous Membrane Separations

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Werber, Jay

Keywords: membranes; separations; interfacial polymerization; polyamide; desalination; reverse osmosis; ultrafiltration; block copolymers; diffusion in polymers; water treatment

$132,000

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: Block Copolymers Dear Professor Werber, 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 block copolymers 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 "Membrane Fabrication Using a High-Strength Polymer for Enhanced Reverse Osmosis of High-Salinity Waters" (2024), 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]