Carolina Dufour, McGill University

Research

melting mesoscale eddies ocean sea ice carbon cycle Antarctic Arctic climate

Latest funding

CRC Tier 2 Chair in physical oceanography
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$120,000
CRC Tier 2 Chair in physical oceanography
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$405,000
Uptake, transport and subduction of heat and carbon in the Southern Ocean
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 5 grants and awards

CRC Tier 2 Chair in physical oceanography

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Dufour, Carolina

$120,000

CRC Tier 2 Chair in physical oceanography

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Dufour, Carolina

Keywords: ocean; sea ice; carbon cycle; Antarctic; Arctic; climate ; change; mesoscale eddies; heat transport; ice-shelf ; melting

$405,000

Uptake, transport and subduction of heat and carbon in the Southern Ocean

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Dufour, Carolina

$120,000

Uptake, transport and subduction of heat and carbon in the Southern Ocean

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Dufour, Carolina

$12,500

Uptake, transport and subduction of heat and carbon in the Southern Ocean

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dufour, Carolina

Keywords: Antarctic sea ice; carbon and heat fluxes; climate change; general circulation models; mesoscale eddies; oceanic fronts; Southern Ocean; tracer uptake, transport and subduction

$287,000

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: melting Dear Professor Dufour, 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 melting 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 "CRC Tier 2 Chair in physical oceanography" (2019), 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]