Kimberly Tait, University of Toronto

Research

crystallography geochronology Mars meteorites microstructural analyses mineralogy nanoscale analyses petrology

Latest funding

Probing hydrous phases on Mars using martian meteorites
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$108,000
Liquid flow-cell sample holder for liquid-phase electron microscopy and correlative microscopy research
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$135,984
Phosphate minerals: a window into terrestrial planetary formation history
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$198,000

Probing hydrous phases on Mars using martian meteorites

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tait, Kimberly

Keywords: mars; nanoscale analyses; mineralogy; petrology; crystallography; microstructural analyses; meteorites; sample return; geochronology

$108,000

Liquid flow-cell sample holder for liquid-phase electron microscopy and correlative microscopy research

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Howe, Jane

$135,984

Phosphate minerals: a window into terrestrial planetary formation history

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tait, Kimberly

$198,000

Phosphate minerals: a window into terrestrial planetary formation history

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Tait, Kimberly

$120,000

Mineralogical investigation of ordinary chondrites

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tait, Kimberly

$130,000

Thin sectioning and microscopy lab for palaeobiology and other rare sample research

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Evans, David

$77,255

A high precision, low loss diamond wire saw facility for rare earth and solar system samples

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Spooner, Edward

$117,318

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: crystallography Dear Professor Tait, 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 crystallography 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 "Probing hydrous phases on Mars using martian meteorites" (2022), 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]