Alan Hopkinson, York University

Research

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

Latest funding

Density functional theory calculations for improving the chemical selectivity of explosives detection
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Structures and stabilities of small gas-phase ions
NSERC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$175,000
Computational and experimental studies on positive ions derived from peptides
NSERC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 8 grants and awards

No publications available.

Density functional theory calculations for improving the chemical selectivity of explosives detection

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Hopkinson, Alan

$25,000

Structures and stabilities of small gas-phase ions

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hopkinson, Alan

$175,000

Computational and experimental studies on positive ions derived from peptides

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hopkinson, Alan

$100,000

Computational and Experimental Studies on Positive Ions

Principal investigatorNSERC2002Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hopkinson, Alan

$140,000

Computational and experimental studies on carbocations and on positive ions derived from peptides

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hopkinson, Alan

$29,000

Theoretical and experimental studies of cations

Principal investigatorNSERC1997Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hopkinson, Alan

$110,250

Theoretical _and experimental studies of carbonates

Principal investigatorNSERC1993Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hopkinson, Alan

$80,000

Experimental and theoretical studies of carbocations

Principal investigatorNSERC1990Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hopkinson, Alan

$40,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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