Brian O'Driscoll, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Petrological and structural controls on base-metal sulfide mineralization at the Kremer Project in the southern Grenville Province, Canada
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$116,666
Platinum-group mineral controls on platinum-group element geochemistry in terrestrial and extraterrestrial materials
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$94,000

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Petrological and structural controls on base-metal sulfide mineralization at the Kremer Project in the southern Grenville Province, Canada

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Advantage

Principal investigators: O'Driscoll, Brian

Keywords: Earth sciences; Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use)

$116,666

Platinum-group mineral controls on platinum-group element geochemistry in terrestrial and extraterrestrial materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: O'Driscoll, Brian

Keywords: platinum-group minerals; platinum-group elements; layered intrusions; oceanic mantle; impactites; chromitite; sulfide; halogens; os isotopes; ophiolite

$94,000

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 Dear Professor O'Driscoll, 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 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 "Petrological and structural controls on base-metal sulfide mineralization at the Kremer Project in the southern Grenville Province, Canada" (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]