Gabriel Ménard, University of Calgary

Research

ammonia Carboranes clean energy electrochemistry energy storage lithium metal capture and release redox-flow batteries

Latest funding

Inorganic Electrochemistry for Clean Energy Applications
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$104,000
Selective extraction of rare earth elements from Canadian resources
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$500,000

Inorganic Electrochemistry for Clean Energy Applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ménard, Gabriel

Keywords: carboranes; metal capture and release; energy storage; clean energy; redox-flow batteries; lithium; uranium; ammonia; electrochemistry; synthesis

$104,000

Selective extraction of rare earth elements from Canadian resources

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Roesler, Roland R

Keywords: coordination chemistry; electrochemistry; electrolysis; lanthanides; ligand design; machine learning; metal extraction; metal separation; organic synthesis; rare earth elements

$500,000

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: ammonia Dear Professor Ménard, 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 ammonia 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 "Inorganic Electrochemistry for Clean Energy Applications" (2023), 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]