Melanie Tetreault-Friend, McGill University

Research

Direct absorption solar-thermal receiver Heat transfer fluid Molten salt reactor Molten salts Natural convection Participating media Passive cooling Radiation

Latest funding

Iron as a zero-carbon sustainable fuel for industrial heat and remote power
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$447,752
Heat transfer in molten salts for alternative thermal energy technologies
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$189,000
Heat transfer in molten salts for alternative thermal energy technologies
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 3 grants and awards

Iron as a zero-carbon sustainable fuel for industrial heat and remote power

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Bergthorson, Jeffrey JM

$447,752

Heat transfer in molten salts for alternative thermal energy technologies

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tetreault-Friend, Melanie

Keywords: molten salts; participating media; radiation; natural convection; heat transfer fluid; direct absorption solar-thermal receiver; molten salt reactor; passive cooling; thermal energy storage

$189,000

Heat transfer in molten salts for alternative thermal energy technologies

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: TetreaultFriend, Melanie

$12,500

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: Direct absorption solar-thermal receiver Dear Professor Tetreault-Friend, 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 direct absorption solar-thermal receiver 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 "Heat transfer in molten salts for alternative thermal energy technologies" (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]