HaoTian Shi, Western University

Research

Additive Manufacturing Data-driven Manufacturing Energy Storage Functional Materials Micro- and Nano-structures Supercapacitors Sustainable Materials

Latest funding

Redesign of Outdoor Structures for Improved Wind and Environmental Resilience
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$150,000
Design and development of sustainable core-shell nanostructured fibre materials for electronic textiles in a circular economy
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Data-Driven Additive Manufacturing for Sustainable Energy Storage
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 4 grants and awards

Redesign of Outdoor Structures for Improved Wind and Environmental Resilience

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Mitacs Accelerate

Principal investigators: Shi, Haotian

Keywords: Other manufactured products and processes; Structural engineering

$150,000

Design and development of sustainable core-shell nanostructured fibre materials for electronic textiles in a circular economy

Principal investigatorNSERC2024International - Catalyst

Principal investigators: Shi, Haotian

Keywords: Manufacturing processes and products; Waste, waste management and recycling

$25,000

Data-Driven Additive Manufacturing for Sustainable Energy Storage

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Shi, HaoTian

$12,500

Data-Driven Additive Manufacturing for Sustainable Energy Storage

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shi, HaoTian

Keywords: supercapacitors; energy storage; additive manufacturing; micro- and nano-structures; functional materials; sustainable materials; data-driven manufacturing

$64,000

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: Additive Manufacturing Dear Professor Shi, 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 additive manufacturing 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 "Redesign of Outdoor Structures for Improved Wind and Environmental Resilience" (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]