Don Francis, McGill University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their McGill University profile.

Latest papers

Preservation of Earth-forming events in the tungsten isotopic composition of modern flood basalts.
Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2016
Neodymium-142 Evidence for Hadean Mafic Crust
Science · 2008

All 2 publications

Latest funding

A dual laser micro-fluorination system for total S and O stable isotopic analyses
NSERC · 2009 · Co-investigator
$81,087
Software and hardware upgrades to the JEOL 8900 electron microprobe
NSERC · 2009 · Co-investigator
$75,771
Interrogating the mantle though time with picrites and kimberlites
NSERC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$385,000

All 29 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Preservation of Earth-forming events in the tungsten isotopic composition of modern flood basalts.

Rizo H, Walker RJ, Carlson RW, Horan MF, Mukhopadhyay S, Manthos V, Francis D, Jackson MG

Science (New York, N.Y.)2016

DOI: 10.1126/science.aad8563 PMID: 27174983

02

Neodymium-142 Evidence for Hadean Mafic Crust

Jonathan OʼNeil, Richard W. Carlson, Don Francis, Ross K. Stevenson

Science2008362 citations

DOI: 10.1126/science.1161925 PMID: 18818357

A dual laser micro-fluorination system for total S and O stable isotopic analyses

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

Principal investigators: Wing, Boswell

$81,087

Software and hardware upgrades to the JEOL 8900 electron microprobe

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

Principal investigators: Baker, Don

$75,771

Interrogating the mantle though time with picrites and kimberlites

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Francis, Don

$385,000

Carbon coater for electron microprobe laboratory

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Baker, Don

$65,250

Imaging and trace element analysis of zoned minerals on micron scales

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Stix, John

$47,192

Kimberlite composition as a guide to diamond potential

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Francis, Don

$29,150

Baffin picrites and porpoise cove komatiites

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Northern Research Supplement

Principal investigators: Francis, Don

$70,000

Quebec geochemical-petrological facilities

Co-investigatorNSERC2004Major Facilities Access Grants

Principal investigators: Stix, John

$120,000

Interrogating the earth`s mantle through time

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Francis, Don

$341,700

Isotope Probing Facility at GEOTOP

Co-investigatorNSERC2003Major Facilities Access Grants

Principal investigators: Juniper, Kim

$163,200

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Our Department
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Département des sciences de la Terre et de l’atmosphère

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Jonathan O'Neil

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2008

Ross Stevenson

Département des sciences de la Terre et de l’atmosphère

1 shared papers, latest 2008

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Francis, 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]. I read your paper "Preservation of Earth-forming events in the tungsten isotopic composition of modern flood basalts." (2016), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]