David McLagan, Queen's University

Research

Atmospheric pollutants Contaminant biogeochemistry Dendrochronology Drones Emissions and transformations Forest ecosystems Mercury Mercury stable isotopes

Latest funding

Seeing the forest from the trees: understanding pollutant biogeochemical cycling between vegetation and air, fire, soil, and water.
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$70,000
Seeing the forest from the trees: understanding pollutant biogeochemical cycling between vegetation and air, fire, soil, and water.
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Black Kite - a UAV, sensor-based wildfire smoke monitoring system: System assessment and application to Indigenous Fire Stewardship and wildfire smoke science
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$465,417

All 3 grants and awards

Seeing the forest from the trees: understanding pollutant biogeochemical cycling between vegetation and air, fire, soil, and water.

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: McLagan, David

Keywords: forest ecosystems; contaminant biogeochemistry; dendrochronology; mercury; mercury stable isotopes; wildfire; emissions and transformations; drones; sensors; atmospheric pollutants

$70,000

Seeing the forest from the trees: understanding pollutant biogeochemical cycling between vegetation and air, fire, soil, and water.

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: McLagan, David

$12,500

Black Kite - a UAV, sensor-based wildfire smoke monitoring system: System assessment and application to Indigenous Fire Stewardship and wildfire smoke science

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: McLagan, David DS

Keywords: air quality sensors; fire ecology; human health; indigenous fire stewardship; machine learning; smoke & air quality; unpiloted aerial vehicles (uavs); wildfires

$465,417

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: Atmospheric pollutants Dear Professor McLagan, 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 atmospheric pollutants 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 "Seeing the forest from the trees: understanding pollutant biogeochemical cycling between vegetation and air, fire, soil, and water." (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]