Jonathan O'Neil, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

CREATE in Marine Geodynamics and Georesources (iMAGE)
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$1,350,000
Building Earth's oldest crust: geochemistry and geochronology of Archean cratons and early mantle
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$150,000
Building Earth's oldest crust: geochemistry and geochronology of Archean cratons and early mantle
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$75,000

All 5 grants and awards

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CREATE in Marine Geodynamics and Georesources (iMAGE)

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Hannington, Mark MD

Keywords: geochemistry; geophysics; marine geology; mineral ressources; plate tectonics

$1,350,000

Building Earth's oldest crust: geochemistry and geochronology of Archean cratons and early mantle

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: O'Neil, Jonathan

Keywords: early earth; hadean; archean; radiogenic isotope geochemistry; early crust formation; crustal evolution; crust-mantle differentiation; geochronology; extinct isotopic systems; archean cratons

$150,000

Building Earth's oldest crust: geochemistry and geochronology of Archean cratons and early mantle

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Northern Research Supplement

Principal investigators: O'Neil, Jonathan

Keywords: early earth; hadean; archean; radiogenic isotope geochemistry; early crust formation; crustal evolution; crust-mantle differentiation; geochronology; extinct isotopic systems; archean cratons

$75,000

Geochemical characterization and geochronology of Earth's primitive crust

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Northern Research Supplement

Principal investigators: ONeil, Jonathan

$90,000

Geochemical characterization and geochronology of Earth's primitive crust

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: ONeil, Jonathan

$192,000

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'Neil, 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 "Building Earth's oldest crust: geochemistry and geochronology of Archean cratons and early mantle" (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]