Russell Pysklywec, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

The bridge between a convecting mantle and tectonic crust: Geodynamics of the mantle lithosphere
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$366,000
Geodynamics of the continental mantle lithosphere: Investigations into active and ancient evolution of continental plate boundaries and interiors
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$260,000
Geodynamics of the active continental mantle lithosphere
NSERC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$200,000

All 7 grants and awards

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The bridge between a convecting mantle and tectonic crust: Geodynamics of the mantle lithosphere

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pysklywec, Russell

Keywords: geodynamics; lithosphere; machine learning; mantle convection; neural networks; numerical modelling; orogensis; plate tectonics; tectonics

$366,000

Geodynamics of the continental mantle lithosphere: Investigations into active and ancient evolution of continental plate boundaries and interiors

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pysklywec, Russell

$260,000

Geodynamics of the active continental mantle lithosphere

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pysklywec, Russell

$200,000

Deformation visualization in tectonic laboratory experiments using particle imaging velocimetry (PIV)

Co-investigatorNSERC2005Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Cruden, Alexander

$122,700

A study of coupled mantle-crust-surface processes in driving lithospheric tectonics

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pysklywec, Russell

$148,750

Investigations of the coupled mantle-lithosphere system using integrated numerical modeling and geological analyses

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pysklywec, Russell

$106,800

Hardware support for numerical simulations of lithosphere-mantle processes

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Pysklywec, Russell

$77,071

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 Dear Professor Pysklywec, 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 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 "The bridge between a convecting mantle and tectonic crust: Geodynamics of the mantle lithosphere" (2019), 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]