Ivan Kantor, Concordia University

Research

Biomass-to-chemicals Biomass upgrading Energy transition Green chemistry Heat integration Industrial symbiosis Life-cycle assessment Optimization

Latest funding

Canadian optimal biomass processing framework
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Canadian optimal biomass processing framework
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$78,000

All 2 grants and awards

Canadian optimal biomass processing framework

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Kantor, Ivan

$12,500

Canadian optimal biomass processing framework

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kantor, Ivan

Keywords: optimization; process integration; biomass-to-chemicals; industrial symbiosis; heat integration; biomass upgrading; renewable energy integration; energy transition; life-cycle assessment; green chemistry

$78,000

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: Biomass-to-chemicals Dear Professor Kantor, 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 on biomass-to-chemicals 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 "Canadian optimal biomass processing framework" (2022), 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]