Pei Yu, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Complex Dynamics in Biological Systems: A Bifurcation Theory Approach
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$135,000
Bifurcation theory, computation and applications
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Computation of center manifold and normal form and application
NSERC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 9 grants and awards

No publications available.

Complex Dynamics in Biological Systems: A Bifurcation Theory Approach

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yu, Pei

Keywords: bifurcation theory; bogdanov-takens bifurcation; disease modelling; dynamical systems; hopf bifurcation; simplest normal form theory; recurrent infection; relaxation; slow-fast motion; stability theory

$135,000

Bifurcation theory, computation and applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yu, Pei

$100,000

Computation of center manifold and normal form and application

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yu, Pei

$100,000

Normal form theory, computiation and applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yu, Pei

$135,000

Nonlinear dynamical systems: methodology and computation

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yu, Pei

$103,000

Modelling and prediction of failure of transmission lines due to high intensity winds

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Yu, Pei

$173,850

Context modeling and adaptive entropy coding of wavelet coefficients for image/video compression with high functionalities

Co-investigatorNSERC1998Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Wu, Xiaolin

$682,973

Modelling and analysis of fluid-induced nonlinear vibrations

Principal investigatorNSERC1996Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yu, Pei

$88,122

Software development for controlling galloping of electrical conductor lines

Principal investigatorNSERC1996Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Yu, Pei

$23,604

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 Yu, 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 "Complex Dynamics in Biological Systems: A Bifurcation Theory Approach" (2020), 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]