Maria Velez Caicedo, University of Regina

Research

Anthropocene Anthropogenic activities Climate change Diatoms Freshwater ecosystems Holocene Paleoecology Paleolimnology

Latest funding

Identifying and evaluating the main drivers of change in freshwater ecosystems
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$150,000

Identifying and evaluating the main drivers of change in freshwater ecosystems

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Velez Caicedo, Maria

Keywords: Anthropocene; Anthropogenic activities; Climate change; Diatoms; Freshwater ecosystems; Holocene; Paleoecology; Paleolimnology; Sedimentary archives; Terrestrial ecosystems

$150,000

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: Anthropocene Dear Professor Velez Caicedo, 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 anthropocene connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]