Mary Malainey, Brandon University

Research

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precontact Indigenous farming Manitoba pipestone earthworks archaeological lipid residues archaeological science pottery burned rocks functional analysis hunter-gatherers settlement and subsistence Western Canada U.S. Plains States gas chromatography mass spectrometry

Latest funding

Chair in Archaeological Residue and Functional Analyses
SSHRC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$500,000
Food offerings, health, and society at the Roman cemetery of Leptiminus (Lamta), Tunisia
SSHRC · 2004 · Co-investigator
$81,267
Enhancing the identification of archaeological residues through the acquisition of confirmational tools and a mass spectrometer with a higher mass range.
CFI · 2004 · Principal investigator
$74,999

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

Chair in Archaeological Residue and Functional Analyses

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Malainey, Mary E.

Keywords: archaeological residue analysis; functional studies; pottery; burned rock; gas chromatography with mass spectrometry

$500,000

Food offerings, health, and society at the Roman cemetery of Leptiminus (Lamta), Tunisia

Co-investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Stirling, Lea M.

Keywords: Roman archaeology; North Africa; cemetery; Leptiminus

$81,267

Enhancing the identification of archaeological residues through the acquisition of confirmational tools and a mass spectrometer with a higher mass range.

Principal investigatorCFI2004John R. Evans Leaders Fund: Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund

Principal investigators: Malainey, Mary

Keywords: archaeological residue analysis, functional studies, pottery, burned rock, gas chromatography with mass spectrometry

$74,999

Analysis of archaeological lipid residues using gas chromatography with flame-ionization and mass spectrometry.

Principal investigatorCFI2003John R. Evans Leaders Fund: On-going New Opportunities Fund

Principal investigators: Malainey, Mary

Keywords: lipid residues, archaeology, fatty acids, sterols, gas chromatography, pottery, cooking rock, flame-ionization, mass spectrometry

$103,291

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.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: precontact Indigenous farming Dear Professor Malainey, 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 precontact indigenous farming 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]