Élise Devoie, Queen's University

Research

soil freeze/thaw hydrogeology permafrost climate change modelling fieldwork laboratory studies community engagement

Latest funding

The impact of wildfire on the mobility, transport and fate of metal(loids) in a lake dominated permafrost landscape under climate change
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$231,000
Powering high resolution measurements of terrain characteristics and C-N-P dynamics for improved assessment of permafrost C feedback potential of High Arctic watersheds
NSERC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$144,505
Frozen soil hydro(geo)logy in a changing climate
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$17,500

All 5 grants and awards

The impact of wildfire on the mobility, transport and fate of metal(loids) in a lake dominated permafrost landscape under climate change

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Advantage

Principal investigators: Devoie, Élise

Keywords: Conservation and preservation; Water

$231,000

Powering high resolution measurements of terrain characteristics and C-N-P dynamics for improved assessment of permafrost C feedback potential of High Arctic watersheds

Co-investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Lafreniere, Melissa

Keywords: permafrost hydrology; surface water biogeochemistry; land to water connectivity; carbon cycling; nitrogen cycling; climate change impacts; dissolved organic matter; nutrients; water quality; high arctic canada

$144,505

Frozen soil hydro(geo)logy in a changing climate

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Northern Research Supplement

Principal investigators: Devoie, Élise

Keywords: soil freeze/thaw; hydrogeology; permafrost; climate change; modelling; fieldwork; laboratory studies; community engagement; hydraulic conductivity; hydrology

$17,500

Frozen soil hydro(geo)logy in a changing climate

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Devoie, Élise

Keywords: soil freeze/thaw; hydrogeology; permafrost; climate change; modelling; fieldwork; laboratory studies; community engagement; hydraulic conductivity; hydrology

$42,000

Frozen soil hydro(geo)logy in a changing climate

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Devoie, Élise

Keywords: soil freeze/thaw; hydrogeology; permafrost; climate change; modelling; fieldwork; laboratory studies; community engagement; hydraulic conductivity; hydrology

$12,500

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 freeze/thaw Dear Professor Devoie, 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 freeze/thaw 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 "The impact of wildfire on the mobility, transport and fate of metal(loids) in a lake dominated permafrost landscape under climate change" (2025), 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]