Theresa Adesanya, University of Northern British Columbia

Research

soil freeze-thaw cycles antibiotics fate and transport of contaminants soil hydraulic properties soil physical properties nutrients agriculture

Latest funding

Characterizing nutrient and contaminant fate and dynamics under freeze-thaw cycles
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$33,000
Characterizing nutrient and contaminant fate and dynamics under freeze-thaw cycles
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Exploring Aspen Beddings as Sustainable Soil Amendments for Improving Soil Health
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$25,593

All 5 grants and awards

Characterizing nutrient and contaminant fate and dynamics under freeze-thaw cycles

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Adesanya, Theresa

Keywords: soil; freeze-thaw cycles; antibiotics; fate and transport of contaminants; soil hydraulic properties; soil physical properties; nutrients; agriculture; soil chemical properties; manure

$33,000

Characterizing nutrient and contaminant fate and dynamics under freeze-thaw cycles

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Adesanya, Theresa

Keywords: soil; freeze-thaw cycles; antibiotics; fate and transport of contaminants; soil hydraulic properties; soil physical properties; nutrients; agriculture; soil chemical properties; manure

$12,500

Exploring Aspen Beddings as Sustainable Soil Amendments for Improving Soil Health

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Adesanya, Theresa T

Keywords: alfalfa; aspen bedding; biomass yield; circular economy; compost; organic amendment; ph; soil fertility; soil health; spruce bedding

$25,593

High-resolution Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) for Quantification of Biopolymers in Complex Matrices and Micropollutants in Water and Wastewater

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Iorhemen, Oliver

$125,962

Carbon under Canadian forests - Why soils matter

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: QUIDEAU, SYLVIE SA

Keywords: climate-smart forestry; forest fire; forest soils; global change; harvesting; organic geochemistry; pedology; salvage logging; soil biodiversity; soil carbon

$289,146

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: soil Dear Professor Adesanya, 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 soil 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 "Characterizing nutrient and contaminant fate and dynamics under freeze-thaw 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]