Peter Crank, University of Waterloo

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Waterloo profile.

Urban Climate Urban overheating Urban environmental health Microclimate modeling Atmospheric Sciences Earth Systems Climate Science Geography

Latest funding

Naturally, healthy schoolgrounds: Investigating the potential for school ground naturalization interventions to support children's outdoor play and movement behaviours, and moderate exposure to climatic stressors
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$524,026
Addressing urban (over)heating in a warming climate
ONTARIO · 2025 · Principal investigator
$78,000
Addressing urban (over)heating in a warming climate
CFI · 2025 · Principal investigator
$78,000

All 4 grants and awards

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Naturally, healthy schoolgrounds: Investigating the potential for school ground naturalization interventions to support children's outdoor play and movement behaviours, and moderate exposure to climatic stressors

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Rainham, Daniel Gareth C; Loebach, Janet

Keywords: Children'S Play; Movement Behaviours; Outdoor Play; Schoolgrounds; Thermal Comfort

$524,026

Addressing urban (over)heating in a warming climate

Principal investigatorONTARIO2025Ontario Research Fund - Research Infrastructure: Small Infrastructure Fund - Round 063 - 2025 - June

Principal investigators: Crank, Peter

Keywords: Urban climate, healthy urban environments, biometeorology

$78,000

Addressing urban (over)heating in a warming climate

Principal investigatorCFI2025John R. Evans Leaders Fund: John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for research infrastructure

Principal investigators: Crank, Peter

Keywords: urban climate, biometeorology, healthy urban environments Weather Station Network, Biometeorological cart, modeling, health monitoring

$78,000

City Sprints for Climate Justice: Increasing youth engagement in climate-sensitive urban design research and action

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: CBR in Climate Change Priority Area - Climate Justice

Principal investigators: Minaker, Leia; Lo, Ryan

Keywords: Climate Impacts; Climate Sensitive Urban Design; Co-Design; Health Equity; Healthy Cities; Knowledge Mobilization; Youth Health

$125,000

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Urban Climate Dear Professor Crank, 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 urban climate 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 ONTARIO-funded project "Addressing urban (over)heating in a warming climate" (2025), 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]