John Lester, University of Toronto

Research

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Current Projects

Latest funding

Static and dynamic spherical stellar atmospheres applied to optical interferometry
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$60,000
Testing the physics of stellar atmospheres: optical interferometry and spectral energy distributions
NSERC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$90,000
Fundamental physical properties of bright stars
NSERC · 2003 · Principal investigator
$40,000

All 8 grants and awards

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Static and dynamic spherical stellar atmospheres applied to optical interferometry

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lester, John

$60,000

Testing the physics of stellar atmospheres: optical interferometry and spectral energy distributions

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lester, John

$90,000

Fundamental physical properties of bright stars

Principal investigatorNSERC2003Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lester, John

$40,000

Fundamental physical properties of bright stars

Principal investigatorNSERC1999Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lester, John

$105,000

A low resolution fourier transform spectrometer to measure the spectral energy distributions of bright stars

Principal investigatorNSERC1998Research Tools and Instruments - Category 2 ($150,000 - $325,000)

Principal investigators: Lester, John

$85,335

Fundamental physical properties of bright stars

Principal investigatorNSERC1997Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lester, John

$35,700

Quantitative spectroscopic studies of the atmosphere of luminous cool stars

Principal investigatorNSERC1993Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lester, John

$80,000

Quantitative spectroscopic studies of the atmospheres of luminous stars

Principal investigatorNSERC1990Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lester, John

$38,000

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.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Current Projects Dear Professor Lester, 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 current projects connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]