Peter Taylor, York University

Latest funding

High resolution modelling of weather over the Grand Banks_x000d_
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$184,000
Seasonal weather prediction for Canadian farmers
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Atmospheric Boundary Layer Studies
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$150,000

All 12 grants and awards

High resolution modelling of weather over the Grand Banks_x000d_

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Taylor, Peter

$184,000

Seasonal weather prediction for Canadian farmers

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Taylor, Peter

$25,000

Atmospheric Boundary Layer Studies

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Taylor, Peter

Keywords: Atmospheric Boundary Layer; Fog; Radiation; Turbulence; Wakes

$150,000

Modelling marine boundary-layer fog development over changes in surface conditions

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Taylor, Peter

$25,000

Measurements of turbulence from pulsed lidar windprofilers on land or on floating buoys.

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Taylor, Peter

$25,000

Virtual weather observations, forecasting and validation

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Taylor, Peter

$198,000

Nowcasting methods and short term weather forecasts II

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Engage Plus Grants Program

Principal investigators: Taylor, Peter

$10,416

Nowcasting methods and short term weather forecasts

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Taylor, Peter

$25,000

Wind Energy and the Atmospheric Boundary Layer

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Taylor, Peter

$165,000

Severe weather studies using data from the OQ-Net VHF Wind-Profiler Network

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Taylor, Peter

$27,000

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 Taylor, 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 "High resolution modelling of weather over the Grand Banks_x000d_" (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]