William Hopkins, University of Waterloo

Research

Chemical Theory Computational Chemistry Gas Phase Ion Chemistry Ion Mobility Laser Spectroscopy Machine Learning Mass Spectrometery

Latest funding

Automated Microwave Peptide Synthesizer
NSERC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$135,467
Ion Chemistry in Dynamic Electric Fields: Fundamentals and Applications
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$198,000
Ion Chemistry in Dynamic Electric Fields: Fundamentals and Applications
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$80,000

All 4 grants and awards

Automated Microwave Peptide Synthesizer

Co-investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Taylor, Scott

Keywords: peptides; microwave synthesis; proteomics; antibiotics; peptide secondary structure; enzyme mechanisms

$135,467

Ion Chemistry in Dynamic Electric Fields: Fundamentals and Applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hopkins, William

Keywords: ion mobility; mass spectrometery; laser spectroscopy; computational chemistry; machine learning; gas phase ion chemistry; chemical theory

$198,000

Ion Chemistry in Dynamic Electric Fields: Fundamentals and Applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2023DND/NSERC Discovery Grant Supplement

Principal investigators: Hopkins, William

$80,000

The Structures and Properties of Complex Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hopkins, William

$168,000

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: Chemical Theory Dear Professor Hopkins, 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 chemical theory 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 "Ion Chemistry in Dynamic Electric Fields: Fundamentals and Applications" (2023), 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]