Yanping Li, Western University

Research

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

Latest funding

The impact of climate change on Boreal wetlands
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$53,500
Canadian Prairie croplands and wetlands under a changing climate
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$94,000
Participatory design for climate change adaptation: Intergenerational climate responsive school gardening as an approach to food security and climate literacy in South African communities
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$778,360

All 4 grants and awards

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The impact of climate change on Boreal wetlands

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Li, Yanping YP

Keywords: boreal forest; climate change; ground water; land-atmosphere interaction; noah-mp land surface model; permafrost; regional climate modeling; surface hydrology; weather research and forecast model; wetland

$53,500

Canadian Prairie croplands and wetlands under a changing climate

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Li, Yanping

Keywords: weather and climate extremes; earth system modeling; weather research and forecast model (wrf); land-atmosphere interaction; climate variability and change; remote sensing; hydroclimate; precipitation; crop production; wetland

$94,000

Participatory design for climate change adaptation: Intergenerational climate responsive school gardening as an approach to food security and climate literacy in South African communities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - International

Principal investigators: Nxumalo, Fikile

$778,360

Climate Change Risk and Resilience

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Li, Yanping

Keywords: Weather and Climate Extremes; ; Earth system modeling; Weather Research and Forecast model; Land-Atmosphere interaction ; Climate Variability and Change; Remote Sensing; Hydroclimate; Precipitation; Crop production; Wetland

$215,000

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 Li, 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 impact of climate change on Boreal wetlands" (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]