Alex Buchel, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Dynamical Phenomena in Quantum Field Theory and String Theory
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$255,000
Dynamical Phenomena in Quantum Field Theory and String Theory
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$490,000
Applied string theory
NSERC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$270,000

All 5 grants and awards

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Dynamical Phenomena in Quantum Field Theory and String Theory

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Subatomic Physics Envelope - Individual

Principal investigators: Buchel, Alex

Keywords: superstring theory; gauge/gravity correspondence; black hole physics; gauge theory; cosmology; nonequilibrium qft; numerical relativity; supersymmetry breaking; quantum gravity; particle phenomenology beyond the standard model

$255,000

Dynamical Phenomena in Quantum Field Theory and String Theory

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Subatomic Physics Envelope - Individual

Principal investigators: Buchel, Alex

$490,000

Applied string theory

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Subatomic Physics Envelope - Individual

Principal investigators: Buchel, Alex

$270,000

Applied string theory

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Subatomic Physics Envelope - Individual

Principal investigators: Buchel, Alex

$165,000

New Developments in string theory

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Subatomic Physics Envelope - Individual

Principal investigators: Buchel, Alex

$86,000

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 Dear Professor Buchel, 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 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 "Dynamical Phenomena in Quantum Field Theory and String Theory" (2022), 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]