Daniel Shugar, University of Calgary

Research

climate change geomorphology glacier natural hazards

Latest funding

A helicopter-borne radar system for Canadian glacier mass assessment
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$149,189
Evolution and morphodynamics of proglacial environments
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Evolution and morphodynamics of proglacial environments
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$175,000

All 4 grants and awards

A helicopter-borne radar system for Canadian glacier mass assessment

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Dow, Christine

$149,189

Evolution and morphodynamics of proglacial environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Shugar, Daniel

$12,500

Evolution and morphodynamics of proglacial environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Shugar, Daniel

Keywords: natural hazards; climate change; glacier; geomorphology

$175,000

Evolution and morphodynamics of proglacial environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Shugar, Daniel

$120,000

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: climate change Dear Professor Shugar, 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 climate change 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 "Evolution and morphodynamics of proglacial environments" (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]