Gerardo Sanchez-Azofeifa, University of Alberta

Research

tropical dry forests Carbon and water fluxes Essential Climatic Variables (ECV)Hyperspectral remote sensing Lianas LiDAR systems Machine learning Terrestrial Laser Scanning

Latest funding

Photosynthetic Active Radiation Equipment
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$44,726
Lianas and ecosystem structure of secondary tropical dry forests
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$330,000
Equipment to monitor Photosynthetic Active Radiation and soil moisture
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$38,297

All 4 grants and awards

Photosynthetic Active Radiation Equipment

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Sanchez-Azofeifa, Gerardo

Keywords: Calibration of satellite systems; Carbon sequestration; Climate Change; Drought; Earth Observation systems; Phenology; Photosynthetic Active Radiation; Secondary growth; Tropical dry forests; Validation of satellite products

$44,726

Lianas and ecosystem structure of secondary tropical dry forests

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sanchez-Azofeifa, Gerardo

Keywords: tropical dry forests; lianas; terrestrial laser scanning; machine learning; hyperspectral remote sensing; lidar systems; carbon and water fluxes; wireless sensor networks (wsn); essential climatic variables (ecv); tree metabolic/structural theories

$330,000

Equipment to monitor Photosynthetic Active Radiation and soil moisture

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: SanchezAzofeifa, Gerardo

$38,297

Tropical Dry Forests: Remote sensing and ecological fingerprints of ecosystem succession

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: SanchezAzofeifa, Gerardo

$200,000

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: tropical dry forests Dear Professor Sanchez-Azofeifa, 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 tropical dry forests 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 "Photosynthetic Active Radiation Equipment" (2024), 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]