Damon Matthews, Concordia University

Research

governance sustainability biodiversity carbon accounting climate change Indigenous knowledge machine learning nature-based solutions

Latest funding

Patenting and Innovation in China
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$46,825
Meeting 30 x 30 and the Paris Agreement: An inclusive framework leveraging digital solutions for effective nature-based solutions in Canada
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$256,623
Reimagining global environmental governance in the digital age
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$24,826

All 7 grants and awards

Patenting and Innovation in China

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Brandt, Loren

Keywords: innovation; productivity; industrial policy; global competitiveness

$46,825

Meeting 30 x 30 and the Paris Agreement: An inclusive framework leveraging digital solutions for effective nature-based solutions in Canada

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Matthews, Damon HD

Keywords: biodiversity; carbon accounting; climate change; governance; Indigenous knowledge; machine learning; nature-based solutions; science policy; sustainability; water

$256,623

Reimagining global environmental governance in the digital age

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Matthews, Damon H.

Keywords: sustainability; governance; climate; digital; innovation; systems science; earth systems; environment; AI

$24,826

NSERC CREATE Research and Training via an Institute in Water, Energy and Sustainability

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Mulligan, Catherine

$1,643,700

Quantifying the climate response to cumulative greenhouse gas emissions

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Matthews, Damon

$230,000

Quantifying the climate response to cumulative greenhouse gas emissions

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Matthews, Damon

$120,000

Quantifying uncertainty in future carbon cycle feedbacks

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Matthews, Damon

$110,000

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: governance Dear Professor Matthews, 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 governance 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 "Meeting 30 x 30 and the Paris Agreement: An inclusive framework leveraging digital solutions for effective nature-based solutions in Canada" (2021), 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]