Ryan Lo, University of Waterloo

Research

Climate Impacts Climate Sensitive Urban Design Co-Design Health Equity Healthy Cities Knowledge Mobilization Youth Health Adolescents

Latest funding

City Sprints for Climate Justice: Increasing youth engagement in climate-sensitive urban design research and action
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$125,000
Healthy Youth in High-Rises
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 2 grants and awards

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

Principal 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

Healthy Youth in High-Rises

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Catalyst Grant: Healthy Youth

Principal investigators: Minaker, Leia; Lo, Ryan; Smith, Lindsey G

Keywords: Adolescents; Mental Health; Urban Design

$100,000

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: Climate Impacts Dear Professor Lo, 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 climate impacts 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 CIHR-funded project "City Sprints for Climate Justice: Increasing youth engagement in climate-sensitive urban design research and action" (2024), 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]