Heather Kharouba, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

The geographic and temporal dependence of species interactions.
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$47,000
From brains to biomass, and back: integrating theory and data from epilepsy, ecosystem collapse and biodiversity
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$250,000
The influence of climate on species' geographic distributions and interactions.
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$168,000

All 3 grants and awards

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The geographic and temporal dependence of species interactions.

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kharouba, Heather

Keywords: climate change; plant-insect interactions; geographic distributions; photoperiod; phenology; non-native species; insect herbivores; pollinators

$47,000

From brains to biomass, and back: integrating theory and data from epilepsy, ecosystem collapse and biodiversity

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Lefebvre, Jérémie

$250,000

The influence of climate on species' geographic distributions and interactions.

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kharouba, Heather

Keywords: climate change; field experiment; insect ecology; niche; phenology; species' geographic distributions; species interactions; stress

$168,000

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 Dear Professor Kharouba, 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 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 geographic and temporal dependence of species interactions." (2024), 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]