Imre Szeman, University of Waterloo

Research

energy environment energy humanities energy transition energy impasse climate change environmental studies ecocriticism

Latest funding

Mapping Policy Pathways to Keeping Fossil Fuels in the Ground: A Comparative Study of Rising National Bans on Fossil Fuel Extraction
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$158,932
Petrocultures2020: Transformations
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$24,900
Energy impasse: investigating the cultural and social barriers to energy transition
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$197,502

Mapping Policy Pathways to Keeping Fossil Fuels in the Ground: A Comparative Study of Rising National Bans on Fossil Fuel Extraction

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Carter, Angela V.

Keywords: climate policy; energy transitions; fossil fuel (oil; gas; coal) bans; comparative environmental politics; culture/social norms of energy and climate change; cultural and comparative qualitative research; decarbonization acceleration

$158,932

Petrocultures2020: Transformations

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Szeman, Imre J.L.

Keywords: energy; environment; energy humanities; environmental humanities; energy transition; social change; cultural studies

$24,900

Energy impasse: investigating the cultural and social barriers to energy transition

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Szeman, Imre J.L.

Keywords: energy; environment; energy humanities; energy transition; energy impasse; climate change; environmental studies; ecocriticism; activism; energy futures

$197,502

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: energy Dear Professor Szeman, 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 energy 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 SSHRC-funded project "Petrocultures2020: Transformations" (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]