Glen Briand, Mount Allison University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Mount Allison University profile.

bonding reactivity catalysis coordination chemistry green chemistry heavy metals Lewis acids main group

Latest funding

Urgent Replacement of Inert Atmosphere Glovebox for Advanced Synthetic Chemistry Research
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$102,121
Redox Active Heavy Main Group Metal Compounds
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$174,000
Novel Bonding Environments and Reactivity for Heavy Main Group Metals
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$170,000

All 8 grants and awards

No publications available.

Urgent Replacement of Inert Atmosphere Glovebox for Advanced Synthetic Chemistry Research

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Briand, Glen

Keywords: inorganic synthesis; main group metals; redox-active ligands; reactivity; oxidation; spectroscopic characterization; molecular structure; bonding; indium; bismuth

$102,121

Redox Active Heavy Main Group Metal Compounds

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Briand, Glen

Keywords: main group; heavy metals; structure; bonding; lewis acids; redox active; catalysis; green chemistry; coordination chemistry; reactivity

$174,000

Novel Bonding Environments and Reactivity for Heavy Main Group Metals

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Briand, Glen

$170,000

Exploring and exploiting intermolecular bonding in heavy p-block metals

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Briand, Glen

$125,000

Chemistry of the heavy p-block metals

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Briand, Glen

$44,000

Atlantic Region Magnetic Resonance Centre

Co-investigatorNSERC2006Major Facilities Access Grants

Principal investigators: Zwanziger, Josef

$306,900

A routine EPR spectrometer for maritime canada

Co-investigatorNSERC2005Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: McGrady, GerardSean

$94,036

Chemistry of the heavy p-block elements

Principal investigatorNSERC2003Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Briand, Glen

$60,000

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: bonding Dear Professor Briand, 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 bonding 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 "Urgent Replacement of Inert Atmosphere Glovebox for Advanced Synthetic Chemistry Research" (2025), 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]