Osborne Clark, McGill University

Research

Biosolids Carbon cycling Circular economy Contaminants Ecological engineering Environmental impact Nutrient management Resource recovery

Latest funding

Measuring soil greenhouse gas flux to predict arctic carbon flow and promote sustainable agriculture in the era of climate change.
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$69,151
Determining best practices for sustainability of the circular bioeconomy: Characterizing flows and transformations of organic carbon, nutrients and contaminants
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$156,000
Ecological Engineering for Optimal Management of Agricultural and Municipal Organic Residues
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 3 grants and awards

Measuring soil greenhouse gas flux to predict arctic carbon flow and promote sustainable agriculture in the era of climate change.

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Whyte, Lyle

$69,151

Determining best practices for sustainability of the circular bioeconomy: Characterizing flows and transformations of organic carbon, nutrients and contaminants

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Clark, Osborne

Keywords: circular economy; nutrient management; biosolids; sustainable agriculture; environmental impact; wastewater treatment; resource recovery; ecological engineering; contaminants; carbon cycling

$156,000

Ecological Engineering for Optimal Management of Agricultural and Municipal Organic Residues

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Clark, Osborne

$100,000

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: Biosolids Dear Professor Clark, 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 biosolids 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 "Determining best practices for sustainability of the circular bioeconomy: Characterizing flows and transformations of organic carbon, nutrients and contaminants" (2020), 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]