Francis Poulin, University of Waterloo

Research

Biological Oceanography Computational Fluid Dynamics Physical Oceanography Shear Instability Solar Physics Vortex Dynamics

Latest funding

Training for novel directions in quantitative climate science
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$132,000
Dynamics of Jets and Vortices: Geophysical and Astrophysical Investigations
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$150,000
Modelling Jets and Vortices in the Ocean
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$110,000

All 6 grants and awards

Training for novel directions in quantitative climate science

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Stastna, Marek M

Keywords: data science; earth system modeling; high performance computing; machine learning; meterorology; oceanography

$132,000

Dynamics of Jets and Vortices: Geophysical and Astrophysical Investigations

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Poulin, Francis

Keywords: physical oceanography; computational fluid dynamics; biological oceanography; solar physics; vortex dynamics; shear instability

$150,000

Modelling Jets and Vortices in the Ocean

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Poulin, Francis

$110,000

The oceanic energy cascade to the submesoscale

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Poulin, Francis

$75,000

Expansion for SGI Altrix 350

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

Principal investigators: Stastna, Marek

$49,306

Vortex generation and propagation in geophysics

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Poulin, Francis

$75,000

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: Biological Oceanography Dear Professor Poulin, 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 biological oceanography 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 "Dynamics of Jets and Vortices: Geophysical and Astrophysical Investigations" (2020), 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]