James Voogt, Western University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Western University profile.

Latest funding

Thermal Remote Sensing of Urban Surface Climates
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$78,000
Climate change-related health inequalities in Canada: How hot temperatures affect vulnerable groups living in large urban centres.
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$489,600
Heat Warning Information Systems: do they protect Canadians from the effects of extreme heat?
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$99,985

All 11 grants and awards

No publications available.

Thermal Remote Sensing of Urban Surface Climates

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Voogt, James

Keywords: urban climate; thermal remote sensing; surface temperature

$78,000

Climate change-related health inequalities in Canada: How hot temperatures affect vulnerable groups living in large urban centres.

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wilk, Piotr; Clemens, Kristin K; Gunz, Anna C; Lavigne, Éric; Vicedo-Cabrera, Ana Maria

Keywords: Canada; Climate Change; Environment; Health Inequalities; Vulnerable Populations

$489,600

Heat Warning Information Systems: do they protect Canadians from the effects of extreme heat?

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Op Gr: Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts - Pop n Public Health

Principal investigators: Clemens, Kristin K

Keywords: Environment; Healthy Cities; Heat Warning Information Systems; Human Health; Policy Evaluation

$99,985

Thermal anisotropy of urban areas

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Voogt, James

$186,012

Thermal anisotropy of urban areas

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Voogt, James

$120,000

Understanding urban thermal anisotropy

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Voogt, James

$110,000

Impacts of green roofs on storm water management and urban climate

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: OCarroll, Denis

$522,459

The urban futures partnership collaborative planning through interactive technology

Co-investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Lewis, John L.

Keywords: urban planning; growth management; sustainability; integrated visualization

$183,624

Temperatures of urban surfaces

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Voogt, James

$81,500

Thermal remote sensing of urban surface climates

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Voogt, James

$77,120

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 Voogt, 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 "Thermal Remote Sensing of Urban Surface Climates" (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]