John Kershaw, University of New Brunswick

Research

copulas forest inventory LiDAR parameter estimation statistical distributions statistical modeling stochastic models system analysis

Latest funding

Systems Analysis of Forest Inventory: Implications for Sample Design, Estimation, and Inference
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$60,000
Copulas as a link for modeling stand structure and development
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$132,000
Individual tree and plot measurements using close-range digital photography and visible laser
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$60,000

All 6 grants and awards

Systems Analysis of Forest Inventory: Implications for Sample Design, Estimation, and Inference

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kershaw, John

Keywords: forest inventory; copulas; system analysis; lidar; statistical distributions; statistical modeling; systems of equations; uncertainty; stochastic models; parameter estimation

$60,000

Copulas as a link for modeling stand structure and development

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kershaw, John

$132,000

Individual tree and plot measurements using close-range digital photography and visible laser

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kershaw, JohnA

$60,000

Sampling strategies using panoramic photographs

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kershaw, JohnA

$16,000

Development of an advanced growth and yield model for multipurpose sustainable forest management

Co-investigatorNSERC2006Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: MacLean, David

$189,000

Multiple imputation models for multiple resource management planning

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kershaw, JohnA

$60,000

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: copulas Dear Professor Kershaw, 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 copulas 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 "Systems Analysis of Forest Inventory: Implications for Sample Design, Estimation, and Inference" (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]