Gail Atkinson, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Enhancing the Resilience and Sustainability of Critical Geotechnical Infrastructure
CFI · 2015 · Co-investigator
$2,196,557
Linking hazard, exposure and risk across multiple hazards
NSERC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$670,500
Induced seismicity processes
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$680,000

All 15 grants and awards

No publications available.

Enhancing the Resilience and Sustainability of Critical Geotechnical Infrastructure

Co-investigatorCFI2015Innovation Fund: Innovation Fund 2015

Principal investigators: Newson, Timothy

Keywords: Geotechnical engineering, sustainable development, resilient structures, infrastructure, environmental, natural hazard Centrifuge, physical models, soil mechanics

$2,196,557

Linking hazard, exposure and risk across multiple hazards

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Simonovic, Slobodan

$670,500

Induced seismicity processes

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Atkinson, Gail

$680,000

NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Hazards from induced seismicity

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Industrial Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Atkinson, Gail

$905,000

NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Hazards from induced seismicity

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Industrial Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Atkinson, Gail

$95,000

Characterization of Earthquake Ground Motions and Hazards for Engineering Applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Atkinson, Gail

$270,000

Characterization of Earthquake Ground Motions and Hazards for Engineering Applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Atkinson, Gail

$120,000

Real-time ground-motion tools for seismic hazard management

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Atkinson, Gail

$627,703

Portable Observatories for Lithospheric Analysis and Research Investigating (POLARIS)

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure

Principal investigators: Motazedian, Dariush

$389,500

Canadian ground motion studies

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Atkinson, Gail

$240,000

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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