James Brenan, Dalhousie University

Research

apatite biotite critical metal experimental geochemistry halogens igneous petrology trace elements

Latest funding

Petrologic tools to understand ore-formation in felsic igneous systems
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$153,000
Carbon coater for the Dalhousie Regional Microprobe Facility
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$58,500
Operations and Maintenance Support for Facilities for Materials Characterization
NSERC · 2017 · Co-investigator
$295,974

All 6 grants and awards

Petrologic tools to understand ore-formation in felsic igneous systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Brenan, James

Keywords: critical metal; igneous petrology; experimental geochemistry; biotite; apatite; trace elements; halogens

$153,000

Carbon coater for the Dalhousie Regional Microprobe Facility

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Brenan, James

$58,500

Operations and Maintenance Support for Facilities for Materials Characterization

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Zwanziger, Josef

$295,974

Laser ablation sample introduction system for ICP-MS elemental analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Brenan, James

$150,000

Deciphering the behaviour of chalcophile and siderophile elements during planetary differentiation

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Brenan, James

$240,000

Experimental constraints on the behaviour of highly siderophile elements during planetary differentiation

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Brenan, James

$204,999

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: apatite Dear Professor Brenan, 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 apatite 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 "Petrologic tools to understand ore-formation in felsic igneous systems" (2022), 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]