Hilary Corlett, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

Abu Dhabi carbonate Devonian foraminifera nutrient paleoenvironment Paleozoic proxy

Latest funding

Field Vehicle System to Improve Access to Biogeochemical Research Sites
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$129,217
Changes in the terrestrial environment and their effect on marine carbonates
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$120,000

Field Vehicle System to Improve Access to Biogeochemical Research Sites

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Corlett, Hilary

Keywords: biogeochemistry; carbon squestration; oxygen and carbon cycling; ultra-basic groundwater; carbon mineralization of co2; rivers and estuaries; carbonates; extinctions; boreal ecozone; deep biosphere

$129,217

Changes in the terrestrial environment and their effect on marine carbonates

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Corlett, Hilary

Keywords: carbonate; paleozoic; reef; devonian; paleoenvironment; proxy; nutrient; foraminifera; sedimentology; abu dhabi

$120,000

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: Abu Dhabi Dear Professor Corlett, 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 abu dhabi 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 "Field Vehicle System to Improve Access to Biogeochemical Research Sites" (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]