Joseph Horton, Queen's University

Research

biomolecule detection Coinage metals metal and metal oxide etching microcontact printing N-heterocyclic carbene self-assembled monolayers surface passivation surface plasmon resonance

Latest funding

Fabrication, characterization and application of novel, highly stable, carbene-based self-assembled monolayers
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$144,000
Idea to Innovation Phase 1: Development of stable, field-deployable silver-based surface plasmon resonance biosensors
NSERC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$124,900
Supported catalysts for sustainable water oxidation: completing the cycle for generation of hydrogen from water
NSERC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$596,870

All 4 grants and awards

Fabrication, characterization and application of novel, highly stable, carbene-based self-assembled monolayers

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Horton, Joseph

Keywords: self-assembled monolayers; n-heterocyclic carbene; coinage metals; x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; surface plasmon resonance; microcontact printing; surface passivation; metal and metal oxide etching; biomolecule detection

$144,000

Idea to Innovation Phase 1: Development of stable, field-deployable silver-based surface plasmon resonance biosensors

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Crudden, Cathleen

$124,900

Supported catalysts for sustainable water oxidation: completing the cycle for generation of hydrogen from water

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Crudden, Cathleen

$596,870

Interfacial Forces and Novel Self-Assembled Surface Structures

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Horton, Joseph

$170,000

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: biomolecule detection Dear Professor Horton, 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 biomolecule detection 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 "Fabrication, characterization and application of novel, highly stable, carbene-based self-assembled monolayers" (2019), 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]