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Hugh Kerr

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Distinguished Professor EmeritusDepartment of Mechanical and Mechatronics EngineeringUniversity of Waterloo

Hugh Kerr

Distinguished Professor Emeritus

Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

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Emeritus professors are retired and rarely take new students.
No publications on record.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 NSERC), most recently in 1994.

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Latest funding

Automobile of the 21st Century/L'automobile du XXIe siècle
NSERC · 2012 · Co-investigator
$13,487,000
Automobile of the 21st Century/L'automobile du XXIe siècle
NSERC · 2008 · Co-investigator
$17,400,000
Centre for Advanced Materials Joining Research
CFI · 2002 · Co-investigator
$1,203,994

All 9 grants and awards

Automobile of the 21st Century/L'automobile du XXIe siècle

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Frise, Peter

$13,487,000

Automobile of the 21st Century/L'automobile du XXIe siècle

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Frise, Peter

$17,400,000

Centre for Advanced Materials Joining Research

Co-investigatorCFI2002Innovation Fund: Innovation Fund (1999-2005)

Principal investigators: Zhou, Norman

Keywords: materials joining, microjoining, diode laser welding and cladding, sensing and control of joining processes, medical and electronics applications, automotive and aerospace applications, miniaturised components, high speed joining

$1,203,994

1 kW Nd: YAG Laser for microjoining, cladding and free-forming

Co-investigatorNSERC2001Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Huissoon, JanPaul

$142,827

Raman microscope system

Co-investigatorNSERC1996Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Irish, Donald

$146,553

Joining and laser depositing of materials

Principal investigatorNSERC1994Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kerr, Hugh

$100,000

Interact with other res. who are studying the microstruc. of welds & laser-deposited materials; visits at École Polytechnique Fed. de Lausanne, Switzerland and to University of Liverpool, U.K.

Principal investigatorNSERC1993Bilateral Exchange Program (H)

Principal investigators: Kerr, Hugh

$1,151

Joining of materials

Principal investigatorNSERC1991Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kerr, Hugh

$103,500

Grain refinement of stainless steel welds

Principal investigatorNSERC1989Strategic Grants - Individual (H)

Principal investigators: Kerr, Hugh

$37,344

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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