James Nicell, McGill University

Latest funding

Laboratory-Scale Twin Screw Extruder
NSERC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Poly(caprolactone)-based Plasticizers to reduce gas-check in PVC films
NSERC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$56,999
Strategies for Assessing and Mitigating the Impacts of Emerging Contaminants in Wastewaters
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$144,000

All 19 grants and awards

Laboratory-Scale Twin Screw Extruder

Co-investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Maric, Milan

Keywords: twin screw extrusion; polymer blends; additive mixing; processing; sustainability

$150,000

Poly(caprolactone)-based Plasticizers to reduce gas-check in PVC films

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Maric, Milan

$56,999

Strategies for Assessing and Mitigating the Impacts of Emerging Contaminants in Wastewaters

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Nicell, James

$144,000

NSERC CREATE in Green Chemistry

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Li, ChaoJun

$1,591,000

Environmental applications of enzymes

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Nicell, James

$115,000

Green plasticizers

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Cooper, David

$498,231

Gas chromatograph for analysis of organic pollutants and greenhouse gases

Co-investigatorNSERC2006Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Ghoshal, Subhasis

$61,908

Environmental applications of enzymes

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Nicell, James

$157,335

Portable olfactometers for odour impact assessment

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Nicell, James

$25,251

Centrifuge for separation of soils and oil emulsions from aqueous environmental samples

Co-investigatorNSERC2000Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Ghoshal, Subhasis

$16,699

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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