Jessica Forrest, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Managing Rights-of-Way to promote pollinator populations
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$66,422
Bee ecology and evolution in the context of global change
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$282,000
Bee ecology and evolution in the context of global change
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 4 grants and awards

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Managing Rights-of-Way to promote pollinator populations

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Forrest, Jessica JRK

Keywords: bees; biodiversity; ecological corridors; flower flies; habitat restoration; land management; pollinators; roadside maintenance

$66,422

Bee ecology and evolution in the context of global change

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Forrest, Jessica

Keywords: climate change; life history; phenology; plant defences; pollen; range limits; solitary bees; specialization; species interactions; subalpine

$282,000

Bee ecology and evolution in the context of global change

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Forrest, Jessica

$120,000

Pollination in a changing environment

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Forrest, Jessica

$156,000

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 Forrest, 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 "Managing Rights-of-Way to promote pollinator populations" (2022), 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]