Thomas Sigut, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Be Stars in Young Open Clusters as Signposts of High Mass Star Formation and Evolution
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$35,000
The Role of Circumstellar Disks in Massive Star Formation and Evolution
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$144,000
The physical nature of be stars and their circumstellar disks
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$140,000

All 6 grants and awards

No publications available.

Be Stars in Young Open Clusters as Signposts of High Mass Star Formation and Evolution

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sigut, Thomas

Keywords: massive stars; circumstellar disks; radiative transfer; spectroscopy; stellar rotation; star clusters; star formation; machine learning

$35,000

The Role of Circumstellar Disks in Massive Star Formation and Evolution

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sigut, Thomas

Keywords: Circumstellar Disks; Massive Stars; Radiative Transfer; Star Formation; Stellar Evolution; Stellar Rotation

$144,000

The physical nature of be stars and their circumstellar disks

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sigut, Thomas

$140,000

Astrophysical diagnostics of circumstellar disks

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sigut, Thomas

$44,175

Radiative Transfer of the Emitting Plasma in Active Galactic Nuclei

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sigut, Thomas

$60,000

Radiative transfer diagnostics of astrophysical plasmas

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sigut, Thomas

$113,600

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 Sigut, 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 "Be Stars in Young Open Clusters as Signposts of High Mass Star Formation and Evolution" (2024), 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]