Liam Morrissey, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

Molecular Dynamics Solar Wind Sputtering Damage Materials Plasma Surface adsorption

Latest funding

The Effect of Recycled Atoms on the Predicted Exospheric Sources of Airless Bodies: A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Approach
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$24,790
Studying the Interaction of Solar Wind Plasma with Exposed Minerals and Materials
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$64,000
Studying the Interaction of Solar Wind Plasma with Exposed Minerals and Materials
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500

The Effect of Recycled Atoms on the Predicted Exospheric Sources of Airless Bodies: A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Approach

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Morrissey, Liam LS

Keywords: adsorption; experiment; mercury; molecular dynamics; moon; plasma surface interactions; solar wind; sputtering; sticking; surface exosphere connection

$24,790

Studying the Interaction of Solar Wind Plasma with Exposed Minerals and Materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Morrissey, Liam

Keywords: molecular dynamics; solar wind; damage; sputtering; plasma; surface; materials

$64,000

Studying the Interaction of Solar Wind Plasma with Exposed Minerals and Materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Morrissey, Liam

$12,500

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: Molecular Dynamics Dear Professor Morrissey, 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 molecular dynamics 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 "The Effect of Recycled Atoms on the Predicted Exospheric Sources of Airless Bodies: A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Approach" (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]