Stanimir Metchev, Western University

Research

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

Latest funding

Automated ground-based observations of low Earth orbit satellite constellations
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$128,324
Exoplanet Discovery: Life. In the Fast Time Domain
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$246,000
Extrasolar Planets
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$150,000

All 9 grants and awards

No publications available.

Automated ground-based observations of low Earth orbit satellite constellations

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Brown, Peter PG

Keywords: satellites; space debris; space environment

$128,324

Exoplanet Discovery: Life. In the Fast Time Domain

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Metchev, Stanimir

Keywords: extrasolar planets; planetary atmospheres; circumstellar disks; brown dwarfs; astrobiology; high-contrast imaging; time domain astronomy; precision photometry; solar system; micro satellites

$246,000

Extrasolar Planets

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Metchev, Stanimir

$150,000

Extrasolar Planets

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Metchev, Stanimir

$100,000

Extrasolar Planets

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Metchev, Stanimir

Keywords: extrasolar planets planetary science planetary ; atmospheres solar system low-mass stars brown dwarfs astrobiology

$250,000

Operations and Maintenance Support for the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL)

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Strong, Kimberly

$300,000

Architectures and Weather of Exoplanetary Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Metchev, Stanimir

$210,000

Extrasolar Planets

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Metchev, Stanimir

$400,000

Extrasolar Planets

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Metchev, Stanimir

Keywords: CRC

$100,000

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 Dear Professor Metchev, 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 "Exoplanet Discovery: Life. In the Fast Time Domain" (2019), 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]