Alan MacEachern, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Observation Nation: The Meteorological Service of Canada, 1871-1936
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$71,120
Drilling Down into 19th Century Energy History: Canadian History & Environment Summer School (CHESS) 2020
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$10,923
The usable past: island environmental history as a guide to future policy and planning in Canada
SSHRC · 2008 · Co-investigator
$70,276

All 6 grants and awards

No publications available.

Observation Nation: The Meteorological Service of Canada, 1871-1936

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: MacEachern, Alan

$71,120

Drilling Down into 19th Century Energy History: Canadian History & Environment Summer School (CHESS) 2020

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: MacEachern, Alan

Keywords: environmental history; energy history; Southwestern Ontario; Canadian-American comparative studies; oil industry; petrolia; oil springs; 19th century

$10,923

The usable past: island environmental history as a guide to future policy and planning in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2008Public Outreach Grants - Canadian Environmental Issues

Principal investigators: Novaczek, Irene

Keywords: knowledge construction; environmental history; capacity building; informed public policy

$70,276

NiCHE Network in Canadian History and Environment / Nouvelle initiative canadienne en histoire de l'environnement

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006

Principal investigators: MacEachern, Alan A.

Keywords: environment; Canada; history; digital humanities; climate; landscapes; parks; forests; water; ecology; open source; open access

$2,082,893

Canadian history & environment

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Strategic Research Clusters Design Grants

Principal investigators: MacEachern, Alan A.

$25,000

Canadian history & environment

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Strategic Research Clusters Design Grants

Principal investigators: MacEachern, Alan A.

$30,000

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 MacEachern, 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 SSHRC-funded project "Observation Nation: The Meteorological Service of Canada, 1871-1936" (2026), 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]