Guy Narbonne, Queen's University

Research

Cambrian Ediacaran Neoproterozoic paleobiology paleoceanography paleontology sedimentology soft-bodied fossil

Latest funding

When Life Got Big - Ediacaran evolution in a period of profound global change
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$180,000
When Life Got Big: The Ediacaran emergence of biological complexity
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$150,000
Neoproterozoic paleobiology
NSERC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$385,000

When Life Got Big - Ediacaran evolution in a period of profound global change

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Narbonne, Guy

Keywords: ediacaran; cambrian; neoproterozoic; paleontology; paleobiology; paleoceanography; sedimentology; stratigraphy; taphonomy; soft-bodied fossil

$180,000

When Life Got Big: The Ediacaran emergence of biological complexity

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Narbonne, Guy

$150,000

Neoproterozoic paleobiology

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Narbonne, Guy

$385,000

Queen's Facility for Isotope Research

Co-investigatorNSERC2006Major Facilities Access Grants

Principal investigators: Kyser, Kurtis

$306,900

Proterozoic carbonates and life, NW Canada

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Northern Research Supplement

Principal investigators: Narbonne, Guy

$70,000

Proterozoic evolution of organisms and ecosystems

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Narbonne, Guy

$376,400

Queen's isotope research facility

Co-investigatorNSERC2003Major Facilities Access Grants

Principal investigators: Kyser, Kurtis

$291,018

Isotope and X-ray facility at Queen's University

Co-investigatorNSERC1999Major Facilities Access Grants

Principal investigators: Kyser, Kurtis

$200,000

Proterozoic evolution of organisms and ecosystems

Principal investigatorNSERC1999Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Narbonne, Guy

$367,500

Isotope-ratio mass-spectrometer and interfaces

Co-investigatorNSERC1996Research Tools and Instruments - Category 3 (>$325,000)

Principal investigators: Kyser, Kurtis

$528,192

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: Cambrian Dear Professor Narbonne, 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 cambrian 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 "When Life Got Big - Ediacaran evolution in a period of profound global change" (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]