Nigel Blamey, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Ni-Cu-Co-PGE mineralization at the Tyko I and II projects, Ontario
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$24,000
Revealing atmospheric oxygen and climatic changes using fluid inclusion gas signals from halite and potential for penecontemporaneous primary carbonates in deep time
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$70,000

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Ni-Cu-Co-PGE mineralization at the Tyko I and II projects, Ontario

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Advantage

Principal investigators: Blamey, Nigel

Keywords: Earth sciences; Mineral resources (prospecting, exploration, mining, extraction, processing)

$24,000

Revealing atmospheric oxygen and climatic changes using fluid inclusion gas signals from halite and potential for penecontemporaneous primary carbonates in deep time

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Blamey, Nigel

Keywords: ancient atmospheric oxygen; fluid inclusions; halite; fluid inclusion gases

$70,000

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 Blamey, 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 "Ni-Cu-Co-PGE mineralization at the Tyko I and II projects, Ontario" (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]