Lyle Nelson, Carleton University

Research

biostratigraphy Cambrian climate Earth history Ediacaran extinction redox geochemistry stable isotopes

Latest funding

Assessing the co-evolution of life, environment, and climate across the Ediacaran-Cambrian boundary
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$60,000
Assessing the co-evolution of life, environment, and climate across the Ediacaran-Cambrian boundary
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$34,000
Assessing the co-evolution of life, environment, and climate across the Ediacaran-Cambrian boundary
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500

Assessing the co-evolution of life, environment, and climate across the Ediacaran-Cambrian boundary

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Nelson, Lyle

Keywords: ediacaran; cambrian; stratigraphy; biostratigraphy; extinction; climate; redox geochemistry; stable isotopes; u-pb geochronology; earth history

$60,000

Assessing the co-evolution of life, environment, and climate across the Ediacaran-Cambrian boundary

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Northern Research Supplement

Principal investigators: Nelson, Lyle

Keywords: ediacaran; cambrian; stratigraphy; biostratigraphy; extinction; climate; redox geochemistry; stable isotopes; u-pb geochronology; earth history

$34,000

Assessing the co-evolution of life, environment, and climate across the Ediacaran-Cambrian boundary

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Nelson, Lyle

$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: biostratigraphy Dear Professor Nelson, 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 biostratigraphy 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 "Assessing the co-evolution of life, environment, and climate across the Ediacaran-Cambrian boundary" (2023), 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]