Amy Blum, McGill University

Research

self-assembly gold nanoparticles plasmonics dark field scattering spectroscopy iron oxide materials characterization silver nanoparticles surface science

Latest funding

Self-assembly of viral protein templates for nanostructured materials
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Multi-mode Microplate Reader
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$149,316
Self assembly of nanostructured materials
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$144,000

All 8 grants and awards

Self-assembly of viral protein templates for nanostructured materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Blum, Amy AS

Keywords: gold nanoparticles; kinetics; plasmonics; proteins; self-assembly; spectroscopy; tobacco mosaic virus

$25,000

Multi-mode Microplate Reader

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Cosa, Gonzalo

$149,316

Self assembly of nanostructured materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Blum, Amy

Keywords: self-assembly; plasmonics; gold nanoparticles; silver nanoparticles; iron oxide; viral protein; tobacco mosaic virus (tmv); surface science; materials characterization; dark field scattering spectroscopy

$144,000

Viral origami

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Blum, Amy

$273,175

Tobacco Mosaic Virus Coat Protein as a Template for Nanostructured Materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Blum, Amy

$170,000

Supercontinuum ultrafast fiber laser with tunable outputs

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Cosa, Gonzalo

$97,065

Self assembly of magnetic nanorings using a viral template

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Blum, Amy

$135,000

Vacuum depositiono system for organic and molecular electronics

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

Principal investigators: Perepichka, Dmitrii

$149,830

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: self-assembly Dear Professor Blum, 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 self-assembly 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 "Self-assembly of viral protein templates for nanostructured materials" (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]