Andrew Fraass, University of Victoria

Research

Databases Micropaleontology Paleobiology Paleoceanography Quantitative Paleobiology Scientific Ocean Drilling Stratigraphy

Latest funding

Tiny Fossils-Big Data: microplankton and their ecology in the climate system
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Tiny Fossils-Big Data: microplankton and their ecology in the climate system
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$90,000

All 2 grants and awards

Tiny Fossils-Big Data: microplankton and their ecology in the climate system

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Fraass, Andrew

$12,500

Tiny Fossils-Big Data: microplankton and their ecology in the climate system

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Fraass, Andrew

Keywords: micropaleontology; stratigraphy; scientific ocean drilling; databases; paleobiology; quantitative paleobiology; paleoceanography

$90,000

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: Databases Dear Professor Fraass, 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 databases 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 "Tiny Fossils-Big Data: microplankton and their ecology in the climate system" (2022), 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]