Dante Canil, University of Victoria

Research

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Latest funding

Nd YAG Laser for Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$141,363
Behaviour of trace metals in the solid earth and atmosphere during subduction and volcanism
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$306,000
A triple quadrupole ICP-MS for earth, ocean, environmental and chemical science
NSERC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$150,000

All 21 grants and awards

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Nd YAG Laser for Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Canil, Dante

$141,363

Behaviour of trace metals in the solid earth and atmosphere during subduction and volcanism

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Canil, Dante

Keywords: arc; atmosphere; chalcophile; degassing; experiment; redox; subduction; trace; volatile; volcano

$306,000

A triple quadrupole ICP-MS for earth, ocean, environmental and chemical science

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Coogan, Laurence

$150,000

Metals in Magmas and Applications in Igneous and Environmental Geology

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Canil, Dante

$240,000

A high-temperature gas-mixing furnace for experimental petrology

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Coogan, Laurence

$16,403

From mantle to crust and exosphere in volcanic arcs

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Canil, Dante

$250,000

Replacement of energy-dispersion X-ray spectrometer and operating system on Phillips XL30 scanning electron microscope

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Bustin, Robert

$76,387

Microwave digestion system

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Pedersen, Thomas

$17,510

Coulometer for earth and ocean science research

Co-investigatorNSERC2006Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Pedersen, Thomas

$15,686

213 nm UV laser ablation microprobe (LAM)

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Canil, Dante

$134,630

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 Dear Professor Canil, 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 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 "Nd YAG Laser for Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry" (2019), 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]