Peter Simpson, Western University

Latest funding

Low Temperature Time-Resolved Photoluminescence System for Visible, Near- and Short-Wavelength Infrared
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$149,851
Provision of Open-Access Positron Beam Spectroscopy to Canadian Universities (OPEN-POS)
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$115,091
Defect engineering of quantum devices
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$126,000

All 17 grants and awards

Low Temperature Time-Resolved Photoluminescence System for Visible, Near- and Short-Wavelength Infrared

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Goncharova, Lyudmila

$149,851

Provision of Open-Access Positron Beam Spectroscopy to Canadian Universities (OPEN-POS)

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Knights, Andrew

$115,091

Defect engineering of quantum devices

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Simpson, Peter

$126,000

Reactive Ion Etcher for Nanofabrication Processes

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: LagugnéLabarthet, François

$150,000

Advanced optoelectronic devices via defect engineering

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Simpson, Peter

$110,000

Centre for emerging device technologies (CEDT)

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure

Principal investigators: Kleiman, Rafael

$59,100

The South West Ontario Nanotechnology Facility (SWONTF)

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure

Principal investigators: Mittler, Silvia

$302,550

Accelerator facility for materials science

Co-investigatorNSERC2006Major Facilities Access Grants

Principal investigators: Mitchell, Ian

$125,000

Defect physics and engineering of novel structures

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Simpson, Peter

$100,000

Accelerator facility for materials science

Co-investigatorNSERC2003Major Facilities Access Grants

Principal investigators: Mitchell, Ian

$427,800

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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