David Fleming, Mount Allison University

Research

radiation science synchrotron radiation trace elements x-ray fluorescence x-ray spectrometry zinc inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry arsenic

Latest funding

Advances in X-ray spectrometry for the detection of zinc and other trace elements in tissue
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$48,000
New directions for x-ray spectrometry from portable to synchrotron science
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$246,000
Advances in x-ray spectrometry: new science through new sources
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$135,000

All 7 grants and awards

Advances in X-ray spectrometry for the detection of zinc and other trace elements in tissue

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Fleming, David

Keywords: x-ray spectrometry; x-ray fluorescence; radiation science; synchrotron radiation; zinc; trace elements; inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

$48,000

New directions for x-ray spectrometry from portable to synchrotron science

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Fleming, David

Keywords: arsenic; laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; radiation science; selenium; synchrotron radiation; trace elements; x-ray fluorescence; x-ray spectrometry; zinc

$246,000

Advances in x-ray spectrometry: new science through new sources

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Fleming, David

$135,000

Guelph-McMaster accelerator laboratories

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure

Principal investigators: Chettle, David

$56,900

New horizons for x-ray fluorescence in trace element detection

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Fleming, David

$117,000

Graphite furnace atomic adsorption system (GFAAS) for assessment of water quality

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

Principal investigators: Gagnon, Graham

$41,882

X-ray fluorescence measurements of lead in bone

Principal investigatorNSERC2003Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Fleming, David

$80,000

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: radiation science Dear Professor Fleming, 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 radiation science 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 "Advances in X-ray spectrometry for the detection of zinc and other trace elements in tissue" (2024), 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]