G.R.I.M. (Graduate Research in Isotopic Methodologies)
​Each year, first year graduate students at TEAL undertake a research project as a part of their graduate course 'Stable Isotope Lab Practicum' taught by Paul Szpak. In addition to learning about the application of stable isotope research in archaeology and ecology, this course gives students an opportunity to complete a methodologically-oriented research project, generating real isotopic data and gaining invaluable training in the lab. This gives student the opportunity to 'hit the ground running' when they start their thesis research at the end of the first year since they will have already accrued a substantial amount of laboratory experience. A brief overview of each project is provided below (the project names have generally become more complicated and cumbersome over the years). Funding for GRIM projects is provided by NSERC and the Canada Research Chairs program.
