Michael Noonan, University of British Columbia

Research

Animal conservation Animal encounters Animal movement Animal Tracking Autocorrelation Behavioral plasticity Continuous-time stochastic processes Density estimation

Latest funding

TerrasPlast: Mapping Terrestrial Microplastic Pollution and Wildlife Exposure Across Canadian Ecosystems
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$600,000
Statistically efficient integration of animal tracking data into ecological theory and evidence-based conservation
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$112,000
Statistically efficient integration of animal tracking data into ecological theory and evidence-based conservation
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 3 grants and awards

TerrasPlast: Mapping Terrestrial Microplastic Pollution and Wildlife Exposure Across Canadian Ecosystems

Principal investigatorNSERC2025ECCC - Plastics

Principal investigators: Noonan, Michael

Keywords: Polymers, rubber and plastics; Pollutants and toxic agents (waste, use 902)

$600,000

Statistically efficient integration of animal tracking data into ecological theory and evidence-based conservation

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Noonan, Michael

Keywords: animal tracking; autocorrelation; continuous-time stochastic processes; density estimation; animal movement; macro-ecology; behavioral plasticity; animal encounters; statistical bias; animal conservation

$112,000

Statistically efficient integration of animal tracking data into ecological theory and evidence-based conservation

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Noonan, Michael

$12,500

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: Animal conservation Dear Professor Noonan, 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 animal conservation 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 "TerrasPlast: Mapping Terrestrial Microplastic Pollution and Wildlife Exposure Across Canadian Ecosystems" (2025), 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]