Simon Dumais, Université Laval

Research

Climate change Embankment design Mechanical design Pavement design Permafrost Permafrost degradation Risk management Thaw consolidation

Latest funding

Mechanical design of transportation embankments built on thawed permafrost
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$104,000

All 1 grants and awards

Mechanical design of transportation embankments built on thawed permafrost

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dumais, Simon

Keywords: transportation infrastructure; embankment design; mechanical design; permafrost; permafrost degradation; thaw settlement; thaw consolidation; climate change; risk management; pavement design

$104,000

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: Climate change Dear Professor Dumais, 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 climate change 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 "Mechanical design of transportation embankments built on thawed permafrost" (2021), 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]