Ussif Sumaila, University of British Columbia

Research

collaborative cultivation economy genetics life cycle macroalgae production seaweed

Latest funding

Global Centers: International Bioeconomy Macroalgae Center (IBMC)
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$394,840
Global Centers: International Bioeconomy Macroalgae Center (IBMC)
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$129,360
Solving Sustainability Challenges at the Food-Climate-Biodiversity Nexus
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$890,480

Global Centers: International Bioeconomy Macroalgae Center (IBMC)

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Sumaila, Ussif R

Keywords: collaborative; cultivation; economy; genetics; life cycle; macroalgae; production; seaweed; stewardship; traits

$394,840

Global Centers: International Bioeconomy Macroalgae Center (IBMC)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024National Science Foundation Global Centres

Principal investigators: Sumaila, Ussif Rashid

Keywords: seaweed; macroalgae; economy; genetics; traits; production; cultivation; life cycle; stewardship; collaborative

$129,360

Solving Sustainability Challenges at the Food-Climate-Biodiversity Nexus

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: food security; climate solutions; biodiversity conservation; environmental nexus; transdisciplinary; scenarios; models; decision-support; multi-scales; farming; aquaculture; fisheries; land-sea interactions

$890,480

Vulnerability to Viability (V2V): Global Partnership for Building Strong Small-Scale Fisheries Communities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Grants

Keywords: small-scale fisheries; vulnerability; viability; wellbeing; resilience; food security; asia; africa

$884,781

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: collaborative Dear Professor Sumaila, 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 collaborative 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 "Global Centers: International Bioeconomy Macroalgae Center (IBMC)" (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]