Derek Thorkelson, Simon Fraser University

Latest funding

Behavior of lithosphere and asthenosphere in slab window environments
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$240,000
Potential for surface rupture from seismic activity in the Richardson fault array
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$75,000
Petrology and tectonics of the Cordillera
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$165,000

All 7 grants and awards

Behavior of lithosphere and asthenosphere in slab window environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thorkelson, Derek

$240,000

Potential for surface rupture from seismic activity in the Richardson fault array

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Northern Research Supplement

Principal investigators: Thorkelson, Derek

$75,000

Petrology and tectonics of the Cordillera

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thorkelson, Derek

$165,000

Proterozoic inliers of Yukon

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thorkelson, Derek

$146,500

Tectonic signifigance of cordilleran magmatism

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thorkelson, Derek

$137,500

Geological field equipment for transportation and communication

Principal investigatorNSERC1997Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Thorkelson, Derek

$22,000

Formation, migration and manifestations of Cordilleran slab windows

Principal investigatorNSERC1997Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thorkelson, Derek

$104,518

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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