James Murphy, St. Francis Xavier University

Research

Early Paleozoic geochemistry Gondwana Iapetus Ocean isotopic signature mantle plumes Neoproterozoic Pangea

Latest funding

The Assembly Of Pannotia: Implications for the Origin of Supercontinents
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$255,000
Crust-mantle coupling during the assembly and amalgamation of Pangea
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$165,000
Processes governing tin and indium enrichment in the east kemptville granite-related Sn-In-Cu-Zn-Ag deposit, Nova Scotia
NSERC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$124,575

The Assembly Of Pannotia: Implications for the Origin of Supercontinents

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Murphy, James Brendan

Keywords: supercontinent cycle; pannotia; pangea; gondwana; neoproterozoic; early paleozoic; iapetus ocean; mantle plumes; geochemistry; isotopic signature

$255,000

Crust-mantle coupling during the assembly and amalgamation of Pangea

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Murphy, JamesBrendan

$165,000

Processes governing tin and indium enrichment in the east kemptville granite-related Sn-In-Cu-Zn-Ag deposit, Nova Scotia

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Samson, Iain

$124,575

Contrasting styles of orogenesis and the amalgamation of Pangea

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Murphy, JamesBrendan

$37,000

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: Early Paleozoic Dear Professor Murphy, 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 early paleozoic 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 Assembly Of Pannotia: Implications for the Origin of Supercontinents" (2020), 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]