Laura Smith, University of Saskatchewan

Research

Acid mine drainage Climate change Geolysimetry Groundwater in situ Instrumentation Interaction Mine infrastructure

Latest funding

Characterization of legacy and expected future mine rock at the Grassy Mountain Project site using traditional and advanced kinetic testing
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$129,000
Developing novel in situ methods to monitor and quantify groundwater storage changes in cold regions
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$81,000
Developing novel in situ methods to monitor and quantify groundwater storage changes in cold regions
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,500

Characterization of legacy and expected future mine rock at the Grassy Mountain Project site using traditional and advanced kinetic testing

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, Laura LA

Keywords: acid mine drainage; advanced customizable leach columns; canadian coal mining; hydrogeochemistry; kinetic testing; legacy mine rock; mine rock storage facilities

$129,000

Developing novel in situ methods to monitor and quantify groundwater storage changes in cold regions

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Smith, Laura

Keywords: groundwater; surface water; interaction; geolysimetry; water balance; in situ; instrumentation; permafrost; mine infrastructure; climate change

$81,000

Developing novel in situ methods to monitor and quantify groundwater storage changes in cold regions

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Smith, Laura

$12,500

Use of Advanced Customizable Leach Columns as a tool to characterize the physiochemical processes occurring in mine waste rock and tailings

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, Laura LA

Keywords: Acid mine drainage; Geochemistry; Laboratory to field scale; Leach columns; Mine waste (rock and tailings)

$100,265

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: Acid mine drainage Dear Professor Smith, 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 acid mine drainage 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 "Characterization of legacy and expected future mine rock at the Grassy Mountain Project site using traditional and advanced kinetic testing" (2023), 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]