Benjamin DeVries, University of Guelph

Research

change detection optical remote sensing radar remote sensing surface water time series vegetation wetlands

Latest funding

Hand-held spectroradiometer system for in-situ and ex-situ characterization of soil, plant, and geological materials and ground truthing remote sensing images
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$128,276
New space-based approaches to studying disturbance-recovery trends in wetlandscapes
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$12,500
End-to-end cyberinfrastructure to support data-model integration in water connectivity studies
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$57,286

All 4 grants and awards

Hand-held spectroradiometer system for in-situ and ex-situ characterization of soil, plant, and geological materials and ground truthing remote sensing images

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Biswas, Asim

$128,276

New space-based approaches to studying disturbance-recovery trends in wetlandscapes

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: DeVries, Benjamin

$12,500

End-to-end cyberinfrastructure to support data-model integration in water connectivity studies

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Ali, Genevieve

$57,286

New space-based approaches to studying disturbance-recovery trends in wetlandscapes

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: DeVries, Benjamin

Keywords: optical remote sensing; radar remote sensing; wetlands; surface water; vegetation; time series; change detection

$125,000

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: change detection Dear Professor DeVries, 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 change detection 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 "New space-based approaches to studying disturbance-recovery trends in wetlandscapes" (2020), 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]