Hester Jiskoot, University of Lethbridge

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Lethbridge profile.

Latest papers

The unquantified mass loss of Northern Hemisphere marine-terminating glaciers from 2000-2020.
Nature communications · 2022
Streamside trees: responses of male, female and hybrid cottonwoods to flooding.
Tree physiology · 2010 · senior author
The biogeography and evolution of female homosexual behavior in Japanese macaques.
Archives of sexual behavior · 2010 · senior author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

The effects of Arctic sea fog on glacier melt
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$135,000
Tributary-trunk interaction and glacier response to climate change in western Canada
NSERC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$103,000
Dynamic ice flow restrictions on glaciers in northwestern Canada
NSERC · 2003 · Principal investigator
$61,800

All 3 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

The unquantified mass loss of Northern Hemisphere marine-terminating glaciers from 2000-2020.

Kochtitzky W, Copland L, Van Wychen W, Hugonnet R, Hock R, Dowdeswell JA, Benham T, Strozzi T, Glazovsky A, Lavrentiev I, Rounce DR, Millan R, Cook A, Dalton A, Jiskoot H, Cooley J, Jania J, Navarro F

Nature communications2022

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33231-x PMID: 36220807

02

Streamside trees: responses of male, female and hybrid cottonwoods to flooding.

Nielsen JL, Rood SB, Pearce DW, Letts MG, Jiskoot H

Tree physiology2010Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpq089 PMID: 21081653

03

The biogeography and evolution of female homosexual behavior in Japanese macaques.

Vasey PL, Jiskoot H

Archives of sexual behavior2010Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10508-009-9518-2 PMID: 19688591

The effects of Arctic sea fog on glacier melt

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Jiskoot, Hester

$135,000

Tributary-trunk interaction and glacier response to climate change in western Canada

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Jiskoot, Hester

$103,000

Dynamic ice flow restrictions on glaciers in northwestern Canada

Principal investigatorNSERC2003Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Jiskoot, Hester

$61,800

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Wesley Van Wychen

Geography and Environmental Management

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Jiskoot, 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]. I read your paper "The unquantified mass loss of Northern Hemisphere marine-terminating glaciers from 2000-2020." (2022), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]