Karen Kohfeld, Simon Fraser University

Research

glacial-interglacial cycles ocean carbon cycle antarctic sea ice paleoceanography sea-surface temperature reconstructions past ocean circulation last interglacial period data-model comparison

Latest funding

Antarctic sea ice, ocean circulation, and carbon dioxide during ice age cycles
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$43,000
Understanding ocean carbon uptake mechanisms during glacial-interglacial cycles
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$180,000
Biogeochemical linkages between Ice Age climate, ocean productivity, and carbon cycling
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$135,000

All 8 grants and awards

Antarctic sea ice, ocean circulation, and carbon dioxide during ice age cycles

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kohfeld, Karen

Keywords: glacial-interglacial cycles; ocean carbon cycle; antarctic sea ice; paleoceanography; sea-surface temperature reconstructions; past ocean circulation; last interglacial period; data-model comparison

$43,000

Understanding ocean carbon uptake mechanisms during glacial-interglacial cycles

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kohfeld, Karen

$180,000

Biogeochemical linkages between Ice Age climate, ocean productivity, and carbon cycling

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kohfeld, Karen

$135,000

Climate, Resources and Global Change at Simon Fraser University (SFU)

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Kohfeld, Karen

Keywords: CRC

$400,000

Climate, Resources and Global Change at Simon Fraser University (SFU)

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Kohfeld, Karen

Keywords: CRC

$100,000

Purpose-built continuous leaching module for time-resolved mineral phase analysis

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: François, Roger

$77,909

Role of dust, climate, and marine biota in glacial-interglacial CO2 cycles

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kohfeld, Karen

$105,000

Climate, Resources, and Global Change

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Kohfeld, Karen

Keywords: CRC

$200,315

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: glacial-interglacial cycles Dear Professor Kohfeld, 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 glacial-interglacial cycles 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 "Antarctic sea ice, ocean circulation, and carbon dioxide during ice age cycles" (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]