Shawn Chartrand, Simon Fraser University

Research

Arctic channel formation channel width climate change geomorphology pool-riffles river restoration river science

Latest funding

Alpine Horizons: Integrative Solutions for Sustainable Management in Changing Climates and Recreation Landscapes of the BC southwest Coast Mountains
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$248,699
Channel width control of bed topography in gravel-bed rivers
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$20,000
Channel width control of bed topography in gravel-bed rivers
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500

Alpine Horizons: Integrative Solutions for Sustainable Management in Changing Climates and Recreation Landscapes of the BC southwest Coast Mountains

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Boulanger-Lapointe, Noémie N

Keywords: alpine; climate change; freshwater ecosystems; indigenous archeology; indigenous stewardship; integrative assessment; planning tool; plant ecology; recreation; wildlife ecology

$248,699

Channel width control of bed topography in gravel-bed rivers

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Northern Research Supplement

Principal investigators: Chartrand, Shawn

Keywords: geomorphology; pool-riffles; channel width; channel formation; river science; climate change; arctic; river restoration

$20,000

Channel width control of bed topography in gravel-bed rivers

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Chartrand, Shawn

$12,500

Channel width control of bed topography in gravel-bed rivers

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Chartrand, Shawn

Keywords: geomorphology; pool-riffles; channel width; channel formation; river science; climate change; arctic; river restoration

$70,000

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: Arctic Dear Professor Chartrand, 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 arctic 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 "Channel width control of bed topography in gravel-bed rivers" (2023), 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]