Hugh Henry, Western University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Western University profile.

Latest funding

Legacy effects of global change on soil carbon and the soil microbiome
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Winter as a driver of nitrogen cycle responses to environmental change: responses of leguminous plants to variability in freezing
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$235,000
Solid-phase CHNS analyser for plant, soil and sediments from aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
NSERC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$106,385

All 8 grants and awards

No publications available.

Legacy effects of global change on soil carbon and the soil microbiome

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Henry, Hugh HAL

Keywords: carbon; climate warming; global change; microbiome; nitrogen; resilience; soil

$25,000

Winter as a driver of nitrogen cycle responses to environmental change: responses of leguminous plants to variability in freezing

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Henry, Hugh

Keywords: nitrogen fixation; legumes; winter; freezing tolerance; ecosystem; herbaceous plant communities; climate change; cover crops; plant-soil interactions; nutrient cycling

$235,000

Solid-phase CHNS analyser for plant, soil and sediments from aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Lindo, Zoe

$106,385

Meeting with Concentric

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Connect Grants Level 1

Principal investigators: Henry, Hugh

$1,319

Integration of plant responses to multiple stressors over time: interactions between winter and summer

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Henry, Hugh

$245,000

Mechanisms of plant and ecosystem responses to climate warming and increased atmospheric nitrogen deposition in temperate regions

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Henry, Hugh

$145,000

Plant CO2 gas exchange and fluorescence system

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Huner, Norman

$49,380

Seasonal nitrogen dynamics in northern temperate ecosystems

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Henry, Hugh

$120,000

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 Henry, 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 "Legacy effects of global change on soil carbon and the soil microbiome" (2023), 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]