Current Student Research Opportunities
The following faculty members have indicated that they are currently recruiting students. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list. Applicants are encouraged to investigate the research being conducted by faculty within the Department and to feel free to contact faculty whose research appeals to them to discuss their interest and potential opportunities for graduate level study.
Graduate
Research Opportunities
| Supervisor | Level | Project Description | Application Date | Start Date | Supplementary Information |
| Cell and Molecular Biology | |||||
| Susanne Kohalmi | MSc or PhD | Differential Expression of a Small Gene/Protein Family | Open | Open | Dr, Susanne Kohalmi's Research Page |
| Abdelali Hannoufa | MSc or PhD | Discovery and characterization of genes responsible for regulating important crop traits; e.g. yield, quality and stress response. | Open | Open | Dr. Abdelali Hannoufa's profile page at AAFC |
| Sangeeta Dhaubhadel | MSc, PhD | Regulation of isoflavonoid biosynthesis in soybean | Open | Open | Dr. Dhaubhadel's web page at Agriculture and Agri-food Canada |
| Amanda Moehring | MSc, PhD | The genetic and neural basis of female mate preference behaviours. | Open | Open | Dr. Amanda Moehring's Research Page |
| Amanda Moehring | MSc, PhD | The genetic and cellular basis of male sterility. | Open | Open | Dr. Amanda Moehring's Research Page |
| Jim Karagiannis | MSc, PhD | Molecular genetic analysis of the regulatory networks governing cell division | Open | Open | Dr. Jim Karagiannis' Research Page |
| Ecology and Evolution | |||||
| Vera Tai | MSc, PhD | Phytoplankton and microbial ecology in a changing climate | Open | Winter 2025 or later | Dr. Vera Tai's Research Site |
| Liana Zanette | MSc, PhD |
The ecology and landscape of fear in wildlife | Open | Open | Dr. Liana Zanette's Research Page |
| Hugh Henry | MSc, PhD | Plant and soil responses to frost | Open | Open | Dr. Hugh Henry's Faculty Page |
| Hugh Henry | MSc, PhD | Cover crops and nitrogen retention | Open | Open | Dr. Hugh Henry's Faculty Page |
| Hugh Henry | MSc, PhD | Community assembly in tallgrass prairie restoration | Open | Open | Dr. Hugh Henry's Faculty Page |
| Natasha MacBean | MSc, PhD | Process-based modelling and analysis of dryland ecosystems (including vegetation dynamics, carbon and water cycling and response to climate variability). | Open | Open | C3 Lab: Carbon Cycle, Climate and Ecosystems |
| Robert Buchkowski | MSc, PhD | Forest soil carbon measurement and/or modelling | Open | Open | Nutrient Movement and Modelling Lab |
| Robert Buchkowski | MSc, PhD | Ecological stoichiometry and soil arthropods | Open | Open | Nutrient Movement and Modelling Lab |
| Robert Buchkowski | MSc | Non-native earthworms in Canadian Forests | Open | Open | Nutrient Movement and Modelling Lab |
| Robert Buchkowski | MSc, PhD | Interactions between herbivores and detritivores | Open | Open | Nutrient Movement and Modelling Lab |
| Yolanda Morbey | PhD | Movement ecology of migratory White Suckers | Open | Open | Dr. Yolanda Morbey’s Faculty Page |
| Yolanda Morbey | MSc, PhD | Movement ecology of migratory songbirds: models and empirical tests | Open | Open | Dr. Yolanda Morbey’s Faculty Page |
| Physiology and Biochemistry | |||||
| Natasha Mhatre | MSc, PhD | Sound and vibration based animal communication: mechanics, behaviour and neurobiology | Open | Open/Jan. 2021 | Dr. Natasha Mhatre's Research Page |
| Jim Staples | PhD | Mechanisms of metabolic suppression in hibernation | Open | Open | Dr. Jim Staples' Research Page |
| Chris Guglielmo | MSc, PhD | Flight energetics and biomechanics of migratory birds | Open | Fall 2024, Winter 2025 | Dr. Chris Guglielmo Faculty Profile Google Scholar Profile |
| Chris Guglielmo | MSc, PhD | Effects of forest fire smoke on high altitude flight in migratory birds | Open | Fall 2024, Winter 2025 | Dr. Chris Guglielmo Faculty Profile Google Scholar Profile |
| Chris Guglielmo | MSc, PhD | Lipidomics, metabolomics and biochemical function of avian flight muscle | Open | Fall 2024, Winter 2025 | Dr. Chris Guglielmo Faculty Profile Google Scholar Profile |
| Chris Guglielmo | MSc, PhD | Field studies of antimicrobial resistance genes in migratory birds | Open | Fall 2024, Winter 2025 | Dr. Chris Guglielmo Faculty Profile Google Scholar Profile |
