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List of grant, fellowship and training grant records showing Professor W Williams as Principal Investigator (9 records):


How do magnetic interactions in nanoscale intergrowths affect palaeomagnetic interpretations?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor W Williams, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Dunin-Borkowski, Technical University of Denmark, Unlisted
Co-Investigator:
Professor RJ Harrison, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AR Muxworthy, Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
Grant held at:
University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2006 - 31 Mar 2010
Value:
£427,004
NERC Reference:
NE/D002036/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

MicroPI: A micromagnetic approach to absolute palaeointensity determinations

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor W Williams, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr L Nagy, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AR Muxworthy, Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
Grant held at:
University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 Jun 2024 - 31 May 2027
Value:
£879,270
NERC Reference:
NE/Z000068/1
Grant Stage:
Awaiting Event/Action
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Active
Programme:
Pushing the Frontiers

Multidomain remanence and palaomagnetic observations: An integrated experimental and theoretical study of domain wall stability.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor W Williams, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Grant held at:
University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Lead Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2002 - 31 Jul 2005
Value:
£236,118
NERC Reference:
NER/A/S/2001/00539
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

Multidomain remanence and palaomagnetic observations: An integrated experimental and theoretical study of domain wall stability.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor W Williams, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr E McClelland, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
Split Award
Period of Award:
1 Feb 2002 - 30 Sep 2003
Value:
£69,037
NERC Reference:
NER/A/S/2001/00959
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant




The role of magnetostatic interactions on palaeo and environmental magnetic signals: quantification using nanoimprint lithography.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor W Williams, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AP Roberts, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Wilkinson, University of Glasgow, Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Grant held at:
University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 Sep 2005 - 31 May 2009
Value:
£255,207
NERC Reference:
NE/C510159/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

9 grant, fellowship and training grant records a total value of £2,395,120  

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List of grant, fellowship and training grant records showing Professor W Williams as Co-Investigator (6 records):

Combined Doctoral Training Grant (DTG) to provide funding for 9 PhD studentships across a number of departments.

Training Grant Award

Lead Supervisor:
Mrs R Maccagnano, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Supervisor:
Professor W Williams, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Grant held at:
University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2008 - 30 Sep 2012
Value:
£616,887
NERC Reference:
NE/G524128/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
DTG - Responsive
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Responsive PhD

Determining ancient magnetic field strengths from the Earth and Solar System

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor AR Muxworthy, Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
Co-Investigator:
Professor W Williams, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Grant held at:
Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2022
Value:
£602,347
NERC Reference:
NE/S001018/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant


Particles to Planets: Unravelling the history of our magnetic field

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr GA Paterson, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor W Williams, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor AJ Biggin, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr E Mariani, University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Grant held at:
University of Liverpool, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Period of Award:
4 Oct 2022 - 30 Apr 2026
Value:
£649,336
NERC Reference:
NE/W006707/1
Grant Stage:
Awaiting Completion
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Active
Programme:
Standard Grant

The quest for primary magnetisation in Earth's oldest materials

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor RJ Harrison, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Shearing, University of Oxford, Engineering Science
Co-Investigator:
Professor HM Williams, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor W Williams, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr PAJ Bagot, University of Oxford, Materials
Co-Investigator:
Professor PA Midgley, University of Cambridge, Materials Science & Metallurgy
Grant held at:
University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Period of Award:
1 Jan 2017 - 30 Jun 2020
Value:
£639,938
NERC Reference:
NE/P002498/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

Thermochemical remanent magnetisations: How do they affect ancient magnetic field intensities from the Earth and Solar System?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor AR Muxworthy, Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
Co-Investigator:
Professor RJ Harrison, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr T P Almeida, University of Glasgow, School of Physics and Astronomy
Co-Investigator:
Professor W Williams, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
Grant held at:
Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
Period of Award:
1 May 2021 - 30 Apr 2025
Value:
£656,752
NERC Reference:
NE/V001388/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grant FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

6 grant, fellowship and training grant records a total value of £3,737,879  

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