Benjamin Daniels, Mount Royal University

Research

stratigraphy sedimentology uranium-lead geochronology basin analysis sea-level change tectonics geologic modelling

Latest funding

The long-term evolution of stratigraphic architecture in ancient foreland basins: implications for natural resource exploration
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$33,000
The long-term evolution of stratigraphic architecture in ancient foreland basins: implications for natural resource exploration
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500

The long-term evolution of stratigraphic architecture in ancient foreland basins: implications for natural resource exploration

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Daniels, Benjamin

Keywords: stratigraphy; sedimentology; uranium-lead geochronology; basin analysis; sea-level change; tectonics; geologic modelling

$33,000

The long-term evolution of stratigraphic architecture in ancient foreland basins: implications for natural resource exploration

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Daniels, Benjamin

Keywords: stratigraphy; sedimentology; uranium-lead geochronology; basin analysis; sea-level change; tectonics; geologic modelling

$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: stratigraphy Dear Professor Daniels, 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 stratigraphy 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 "The long-term evolution of stratigraphic architecture in ancient foreland basins: implications for natural resource exploration" (2024), 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]