Cees van Staal, University of Waterloo

Research

comparative orogenesis structural style variations accretionary tectonics exhumation of high pressure rocks hard and soft collisions structure metamorphism igneous petrology

Latest funding

Comparative orogenesis
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$37,000
Comparative orogenesis of accretionary orogens
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$180,000

All 2 grants and awards

Comparative orogenesis

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: van Staal, Cees

Keywords: comparative orogenesis; structural style variations; accretionary tectonics; exhumation of high pressure rocks; hard and soft collisions; structure; metamorphism; igneous petrology

$37,000

Comparative orogenesis of accretionary orogens

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: van Staal, Cees

$180,000

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: comparative orogenesis Dear Professor van Staal, 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 comparative orogenesis 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 "Comparative orogenesis" (2024), 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]