Miriam Isaac-Renton, University of British Columbia

Research

Adaptation to climate and extremes Climate envelope modeling Climate resilience Drought and heatwaves Forest genetics Phenology Quantitative genetics Remote sensing

Latest funding

Tree population responses to climatic extremes
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$87,000
Tree population responses to climatic extremes
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 2 grants and awards

Tree population responses to climatic extremes

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Isaac-Renton, Miriam

Keywords: forest genetics; adaptation to climate and extremes; quantitative genetics; drought and heatwaves; phenology; climate resilience; tree rings; remote sensing; climate envelope modeling; stress physiology

$87,000

Tree population responses to climatic extremes

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Isaac-Renton, Miriam

$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: Adaptation to climate and extremes Dear Professor Isaac-Renton, 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 adaptation to climate and extremes 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 "Tree population responses to climatic extremes" (2022), 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]