Richard Amos, Carleton University

Research

Colloid Transport Contaminant Hydrogeology Coupled Processes Field Studies Gas Transport Heavy Metal Contamination Laboratory Experiments Mining

Latest funding

Sorption of Organo-Selenium Complexes to Iron and Manganese Oxides in Mine-Impacted Waters
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$20,000
Investigation of corrosion processes affecting copper barriers on used nuclear fuel containers for deep geological repositories
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$77,000
Quantifying the impacts of coupled physical and bio-geochemical processes on metal transport in groundwater
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 7 grants and awards

Sorption of Organo-Selenium Complexes to Iron and Manganese Oxides in Mine-Impacted Waters

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Mitacs Accelerate

Principal investigators: Amos, Richard

Keywords: Environmental impact of economic activities (including agriculture); Pollutants and toxic agents (waste, use 902)

$20,000

Investigation of corrosion processes affecting copper barriers on used nuclear fuel containers for deep geological repositories

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Amos, Richard RT

Keywords: copper corrosion; deep geological repository; nuclear fuel storage

$77,000

Quantifying the impacts of coupled physical and bio-geochemical processes on metal transport in groundwater

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Amos, Richard

Keywords: contaminant hydrogeology; coupled processes; colloid transport; heavy metal contamination; reactive transport modelling; field studies; laboratory experiments; gas transport; mining

$120,000

Automatic sample purification system for multi-collector inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Blowes, David

$130,000

Integrated characterization of waste rock at the Detour Lake Mine

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Blowes, David

$232,187

Training toward Environmentally Responsible Resource Extraction

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Blowes, David

$1,050,000

Coupling of physical and bio-geochemical processes in saturated and unsaturated subsurface systems.

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Amos, Richard

$185,000

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: Colloid Transport Dear Professor Amos, 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 colloid transport 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 "Sorption of Organo-Selenium Complexes to Iron and Manganese Oxides in Mine-Impacted Waters" (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]