STUDENTS
If you're excited about nutrients– how they move through plants and soils, how they drive ecosystem processes and services, how they'll shape ecosystem responses to global change- please get in touch! I'd love to chat more about your interests and whether the lab would be a good fit for you– my publication page would be a good place to start to get an idea. Our research in ecosystem science naturally bridges several fields (plant physiology, biogeochemistry, and microbial ecology to name a few), and will incorporate lab, greenhouse and field-based research in natural environments, especially in the tropics.
I will be accepting both MS and PhD students through the McGill Department of Biology starting Fall 2020. See their website for program specific requirements and deadlines. More information on funding is available here and here. If you're a postdoc able to apply for external funding, I'd also love to talk to you about supporting your application. Banting Fellowships are due summer 2020, but require several internal McGill steps first.
MENTORSHIP
Mentoring students is one of the most rewarding aspects of my job and I am genuinely passionate about creating a supportive, collaborative and fun lab environment. My training philosophy is to treat students as junior colleagues, with a scaled-down version of all the same responsibilities you will have as a working scientist. Broadly, my aim is that you leave the lab/program with a core set of skills that will serve you well in any career (organized and persuasive writing, the ability to give an engaging presentation, the ability to ask critical questions and design good studies, and a core set of technical competencies) plus other skills that will be tailored to you and your goals. I will also encourage you to seek feedback from a diversity of sources to build a broad support network beyond my lab.
If you're excited about nutrients– how they move through plants and soils, how they drive ecosystem processes and services, how they'll shape ecosystem responses to global change- please get in touch! I'd love to chat more about your interests and whether the lab would be a good fit for you– my publication page would be a good place to start to get an idea. Our research in ecosystem science naturally bridges several fields (plant physiology, biogeochemistry, and microbial ecology to name a few), and will incorporate lab, greenhouse and field-based research in natural environments, especially in the tropics.
I will be accepting both MS and PhD students through the McGill Department of Biology starting Fall 2020. See their website for program specific requirements and deadlines. More information on funding is available here and here. If you're a postdoc able to apply for external funding, I'd also love to talk to you about supporting your application. Banting Fellowships are due summer 2020, but require several internal McGill steps first.
MENTORSHIP
Mentoring students is one of the most rewarding aspects of my job and I am genuinely passionate about creating a supportive, collaborative and fun lab environment. My training philosophy is to treat students as junior colleagues, with a scaled-down version of all the same responsibilities you will have as a working scientist. Broadly, my aim is that you leave the lab/program with a core set of skills that will serve you well in any career (organized and persuasive writing, the ability to give an engaging presentation, the ability to ask critical questions and design good studies, and a core set of technical competencies) plus other skills that will be tailored to you and your goals. I will also encourage you to seek feedback from a diversity of sources to build a broad support network beyond my lab.
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