Brian Jones, University of Alberta

Research

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Latest funding

Precipitation and diagenesis of hot spring deposits/Evolution of carbonate successions on isolated oceanic islands
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$185,000
Carbonate facies and diagenesis/ hot spring deposits
NSERC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$385,000
Infrastructure support for the Canadian Center for Innovative Geochronology
NSERC · 2007 · Co-investigator
$450,000

All 20 grants and awards

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Precipitation and diagenesis of hot spring deposits/Evolution of carbonate successions on isolated oceanic islands

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Jones, Brian

$185,000

Carbonate facies and diagenesis/ hot spring deposits

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Jones, Brian

$385,000

Infrastructure support for the Canadian Center for Innovative Geochronology

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure

Principal investigators: Heaman, Larry

$450,000

Applied Micropaleontology Laboratory

Principal investigatorCFI2007John R. Evans Leaders Fund: Leaders Opportunity Fund - Funding for infrastructure associated with a Canada Research Chair

Principal investigators: Jones, Brian

Keywords: Micropaleontology, paleoceanography, global change, carbon cycle, hydrocarbon exploration

$246,871

Infrastructure for rock and porous material characterization

Co-investigatorNSERC2004Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Schmitt, Douglas

$71,301

Carbonate facies and diagenesis / hot spring deposits

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Jones, Brian

$294,600

Infrastructure support for University of Alberta radiogenic isotope facility

Co-investigatorNSERC2004Major Facilities Access Grants

Principal investigators: Heaman, Larry

$210,000

Integrated inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry facility for isotopic and elemental analysis

Co-investigatorNSERC2001Research Tools and Instruments - Category 3 (>$325,000)

Principal investigators: Creaser, Robert

$1,400,000

Impact of microbes on hot spring deposits/evolution of carbonate successions on isolated oceanic islands

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Jones, Brian

$222,800

Geological evolution of isolated carbonate oceanic islands: hot spring and geyser systems

Principal investigatorNSERC1997Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Jones, Brian

$156,240

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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