{"id":27,"date":"2021-09-24T14:09:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T18:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/viau\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2025-07-30T07:45:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T11:45:10","slug":"research-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/viau\/research-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Research Opportunities\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"interested-in-joining-my-research-team\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interested in joining my research team?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I am always looking for curious and enthusiastic students to be a part of my research team, the Viau Timber Engineering Lab (VTEL). Please email me to discuss research opportunities. Before applying, it is encouraged that prospective research students first review my current research, and then email me to chat about possibilities and openings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Applicants <strong>must<\/strong> have a background in structural engineering, timber engineering, civil engineering, or related fields.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When emailing, prospective students should also compose a cover letter as text in their email. The email should include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201c<strong>Viau Research Opportunity<\/strong>\u201d&nbsp;in the subject header;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an up-to-date CV in PDF format.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>your research interests, and how they align with my areas of research;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>list of your peer-reviewed publications, if any;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>relevant research achievements, skills, and experience;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I will reply if there is a fit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"scholarships-and-grants\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scholarships and grants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Below you will find a non-exhaustive list of internal and external funding. Please consider applying, and contact Dr. Viau if you would like to discuss:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Undergraduate Students<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/coris\/usra-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantme.ca\/blog\/8-scholarships-for-2slgbtq-students-in-canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scholarships for 2SLGBTQIA+ Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/awards\/awards\/indigenous-students-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Awards for Indigenous Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/awards\/awards\/students-with-disabilities-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Awards for Students with Disabilities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Graduate Students<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/osap.gov.on.ca\/OSAPPortal\/en\/A-ZListofAid\/PRDR019245.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/students-etudiants\/pg-cs\/cgsm-bescm_eng.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canada Graduate Scholarships \u2014 Master\u2019s program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/Students-Etudiants\/PG-CS\/CGSD-BESCD_eng.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canada Graduate Scholarships \u2014 Doctoral program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grantme.ca\/blog\/8-scholarships-for-2slgbtq-students-in-canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scholarships for 2SLGBTQIA+ Students<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/engineering-design\/future-students\/scholarships-and-bursaries\/ibet-momentum-fellowship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology (IBET) PhD Project<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/awards\/awards\/students-with-disabilities-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Awards for Students with Disabilities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gradstudents.carleton.ca\/awards-and-funding\/internal-awards\/#donor:~:text=Van%20Loon%20Scholarship-,Donor%2DFunded%20Awards,-Donor%2Dfunded%20awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carleton University Donor-Funded Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cee\/current-graduate-students\/#faculty_of_graduate_and_postdoctoral_affairs_(fgpa)_-_awards_and_funding:~:text=Special%20Awards-,Department%20Donor%2DFunded%20Awards,-Department%20donor%20awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering Donor-Funded Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gradstudents.carleton.ca\/awards-and-funding\/external-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Other External Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interested in joining my research team? I am always looking for curious and enthusiastic students to be a part of my research team, the Viau Timber Engineering Lab (VTEL). Please email me to discuss research opportunities. Before applying, it is encouraged that prospective research students first review my current research, and then email me to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[],"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/viau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/viau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/viau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/viau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/viau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/viau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":650,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/viau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/viau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/viau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}