Chander Shahi, Lakehead University

Research

forest management sustainable forest-based businesses socio-economic impact local communities Northern Ontario forest tenure institutions

Latest funding

Assessing climate change impacts on timber resource availability in western-central Canada: economic implications and mitigation
NSERC · 2017 · Co-investigator
$447,300
Enabling community based forest management in Northern Ontario
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$207,000
First Nations Renewable Energy Initiatives and Economic Development in Northern Ontario
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$73,000

All 6 grants and awards

Assessing climate change impacts on timber resource availability in western-central Canada: economic implications and mitigation

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Chen, Han

$447,300

Enabling community based forest management in Northern Ontario

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Shahi, Chander K.

Keywords: forest management; sustainable forest-based businesses; socio-economic impact; local communities; Northern Ontario; forest tenure institutions

$207,000

First Nations Renewable Energy Initiatives and Economic Development in Northern Ontario

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Shahi, Chander K.

$73,000

Biomass harvests in boreal forests: minimizing environmental impacts and maximizing benefits

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Chen, Han

$620,761

Pre-harvest estimation of value of trees in forest stands based on market demand: A cost optimization model for Northwestern Ontario

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Group

Principal investigators: Shahi, Chander

$130,000

Northern Ontario forest industry competitiveness model

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Shahi, Chander K.

Keywords: forest industry; competitiveness; innovation and technological change; value-added forest products; quantitative models; northern Ontario

$17,701

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: forest management Dear Professor Shahi, 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 forest management connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]