Shantanu Basu, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

The Formation and Evolution of Star-Disk Accretion Systems
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$92,000
Formation of Stellar and Substellar Objects across the Universe
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$444,000
The formation of stars, disks, and planets
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$185,000

All 6 grants and awards

No publications available.

The Formation and Evolution of Star-Disk Accretion Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Basu, Shantanu

Keywords: star formation; magnetic fields; interstellar matter; protostellar disks; gravitational collapse; supermassive black holes; molecular clouds; first generation stars; numerical simulations

$92,000

Formation of Stellar and Substellar Objects across the Universe

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Basu, Shantanu

$444,000

The formation of stars, disks, and planets

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Basu, Shantanu

$185,000

Physical processes of star formation

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Basu, Shantanu

$60,000

Magnetohydrodynamics of star formation and the intersellar medium

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Basu, Shantanu

$182,000

Structure and evolution of star forming regions

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Basu, Shantanu

$90,600

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 Basu, 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 "The Formation and Evolution of Star-Disk Accretion Systems" (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]