Shantanu Basu, University of Toronto

Research

compact objects and high energy astrophy cosmological n-body simulations cosmology early universe galaxies and star formation gravitational waves interstellar medium numerical relativity

Latest funding

The Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA)/Institut Canadien d'Astrophysique Theorique
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$3,461,244

All 1 grants and awards

The Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA)/Institut Canadien d'Astrophysique Theorique

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Institutes Support Grants

Principal investigators: Basu, Shantanu S

Keywords: compact objects and high energy astrophy; cosmological n-body simulations; cosmology; early universe; galaxies and star formation; gravitational waves; interstellar medium; numerical relativity; planetary systems; pulsars

$3,461,244

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: compact objects and high energy astrophy Dear Professor Basu, 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 compact objects and high energy astrophy 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 Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA)/Institut Canadien d'Astrophysique Theorique" (2022), 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]