Xiaodong Wang, Université du Québec à Rimouski

Research

bio-based insulation materials bio-based building materials construction materials building envelope wood buildings low carbon buildings building physics energy efficiency

Latest funding

Characterization and modelling of bio-based insulation materials in the building envelopes for low carbon buildings
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$140,000

All 1 grants and awards

Characterization and modelling of bio-based insulation materials in the building envelopes for low carbon buildings

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wang, Xiaodong (Alice)

Keywords: bio-based insulation materials; bio-based building materials; construction materials; building envelope; wood buildings; low carbon buildings; building physics; energy efficiency; building conception; sustainable society

$140,000

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: bio-based insulation materials Dear Professor Wang, 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 bio-based insulation materials 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 "Characterization and modelling of bio-based insulation materials in the building envelopes for low carbon buildings" (2020), 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]