Todd Whitcombe, University of Northern British Columbia

Research

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- Bio-inorganic chemistry - Public understanding of science

Latest papers

Co-pyrolysis of metal contaminated oily waste for oil recovery and heavy metal immobilization.
Journal of hazardous materials · 2019
Elemental sulfur amendment decreases bio-available Cr-VI in soils impacted by leather tanneries
Environmental Pollution · 2016

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Support of Science Awards for (Quizme!)
NSERC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$2,250
Summer University for Northern Youth Science Coordinator
NSERC · 2003 · Principal investigator
$60,000
Promo Science
NSERC · 2000 · Principal investigator
$46,500

All 6 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Co-pyrolysis of metal contaminated oily waste for oil recovery and heavy metal immobilization.

Tian Y, Li J, Yan X, Whitcombe T, Thring R

Journal of hazardous materials201969 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.03.061 PMID: 30901680

02

Elemental sulfur amendment decreases bio-available Cr-VI in soils impacted by leather tanneries

Jingjing Shi, Hualin Chen, J. M. Arocena, Todd W. Whitcombe, Ronald Wallen Thring, Jeff Nze Memiaghe

Environmental Pollution201635 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.01.045 PMID: 26840517

Support of Science Awards for (Quizme!)

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Regional Office Discretionary Funds - British Columbia

Principal investigators: Whitcombe, Todd

$2,250

Summer University for Northern Youth Science Coordinator

Principal investigatorNSERC2003PromoScience

Principal investigators: Whitcombe, Todd

$60,000

Promo Science

Principal investigatorNSERC2000PromoScience

Principal investigators: Whitcombe, Todd

$46,500

Scientific Computing Facility for Modelling, Simulation and Visualization

Co-investigatorCFI1999Research Development Fund: Research Development Fund

Principal investigators: Jackson, Peter

Keywords: scientific computing, visualization, data analysis, modelling, GIS

$563,900

Dendritic macrocyclic metal compounds: bio-inorganic mimicry

Principal investigatorNSERC1998Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Whitcombe, Todd

$35,517

Synthesis, characterization and reactivity of dendritic macrocycles: metal ion electron transfer reactions within a constrained environment

Principal investigatorNSERC1996Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Whitcombe, Todd

$31,500

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.

Frequent collaborators

UNBC
Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science and Chemistry
Environmental Engineering
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Co-authors at University of Northern British Columbia, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Ronald Thring

Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science and Chemistry

2 shared papers, latest 2019

Ron Thring

UNBC

2 shared papers, latest 2019

Jianbing Li

Environmental Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2019

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: - Bio-inorganic chemistry - Public understanding of science Dear Professor Whitcombe, 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]. I read your paper "Co-pyrolysis of metal contaminated oily waste for oil recovery and heavy metal immobilization." (2019), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]