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Myrna Simpson

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ProfessorDepartment of Physical and Environmental SciencesUniversity of Toronto

Myrna Simpson

Professor

Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences

University of Toronto Scarborough

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Principal investigator on 19 research grants (19 NSERC), most recently in 2020.

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Carbon under Canadian forests - Why soils matter
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$289,146
Integrated molecular profiling to explore the microbiology of deep geological repository components for storage of used nuclear fuel
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$1,355,666
Integrative molecular biogeochemistry of long-term litter quality and quantity controls on soil organic matter composition and persistence in temperate forests
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$564,000

All 35 grants and awards

Carbon under Canadian forests - Why soils matter

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: QUIDEAU, SYLVIE SA

Keywords: climate-smart forestry; forest fire; forest soils; global change; harvesting; organic geochemistry; pedology; salvage logging; soil biodiversity; soil carbon

$289,146

Integrated molecular profiling to explore the microbiology of deep geological repository components for storage of used nuclear fuel

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Neufeld, Josh JD

Keywords: deep geological repository; groundwater; microbiology; multi-barrier system; mx-80 bentonite; natural analogous; natural organic matter; plfa; subsurface rock; used fuel containers

$1,355,666

Integrative molecular biogeochemistry of long-term litter quality and quantity controls on soil organic matter composition and persistence in temperate forests

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Simpson, Myrna

Keywords: biogeochemistry; soil carbon; soil organic matter composition; soil organic matter turnover; molecular biogeochemistry; soil organic matter characterization; nuclear magnetic resonance; targeted compound analysis by gc-ms; soil carbon stabilization; soil carbon cycling

$564,000

Identification of unknown contaminants and their toxicity in industrial effluents using integrative molecular methods

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Simpson, Myrna MJ

$173,976

Nanoscale NMR - Tackling the Next Frontiers in Environmental Research

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Simpson, Andre

$149,998

NSERC CREATE for Climate-Smart Soils (CREATE-CSS)

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Wagner-Riddle, Claudia C

Keywords: agroecosystem sustainability metrics; carbon credit; cropping systems; emission reduction targets; life-cycle assessment; soil biogeochemistry; soil carbon sequestration; soil greenhouse gas emissions; soil microbial ecology

$1,650,000

Molecular Biogeochemistry of Soil

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Simpson, Myrna

$100,000

Molecular Biogeochemistry of Soil

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Simpson, Myrna

Keywords: Biogeochemistry; soil organic matter; soil carbon; nitrogen addition; climate change impacts; soil carbon storage.

$800,000

Molecular Biogeochemistry of Soil

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Simpson, Myrna

$200,000

Bioavailability and Molecular Structure of Organic Carbon in Bentonite

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Simpson, Myrna

$196,000

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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