Joshua Thienpont, York University

Research

permafrost lake sediments arctic paleolimnology thaw slumps holocene slope failure erosion

Latest funding

Reconstructing disturbance regimes and aquatic ecosystem impacts of permafrost thaw slumping
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$33,000
Reconstructing disturbance regimes and aquatic ecosystem impacts of permafrost thaw slumping
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$15,000
Reconstructing disturbance regimes and aquatic ecosystem impacts of permafrost thaw slumping
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500

Reconstructing disturbance regimes and aquatic ecosystem impacts of permafrost thaw slumping

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thienpont, Joshua

Keywords: permafrost; lake sediments; arctic; paleolimnology; thaw slumps; holocene; slope failure; erosion; thermokarst

$33,000

Reconstructing disturbance regimes and aquatic ecosystem impacts of permafrost thaw slumping

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Northern Research Supplement

Principal investigators: Thienpont, Joshua

Keywords: permafrost; lake sediments; arctic; paleolimnology; thaw slumps; holocene; slope failure; erosion; thermokarst

$15,000

Reconstructing disturbance regimes and aquatic ecosystem impacts of permafrost thaw slumping

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Thienpont, Joshua

Keywords: permafrost; lake sediments; arctic; paleolimnology; thaw slumps; holocene; slope failure; erosion; thermokarst

$12,500

Lake Nipigon Cumulative Impacts Partnership

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Stewart, Robert RM

Keywords: cumulative effects; environmental change; environmental contaminants; environmental management; great lakes; paleolimnology; reconciliation

$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: permafrost Dear Professor Thienpont, 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 on permafrost 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 "Reconstructing disturbance regimes and aquatic ecosystem impacts of permafrost thaw slumping" (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]