Madhur Anand

Education

BSc, PhD Western Ontario

Postdoctoral fellowships at University of Trieste, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Utrecht University and University of New Mexico (USA).

Research

The rapid pace and far-reaching potential of ecological change in the face of globalization and climate change is creating stress within ecosystems all over the world. There is an ever-increasing threat of extinctions of species, communities, and ecosystems along with the biodiversity services and functions that they support. Understanding the complex effects of ecological change at many scales (local to global, recent to historical) on biodiversity is thus of critical importance for predicting human-mediated changes to the environment, conserving biodiversity heritage and sustaining global economies. The CRC in Global Ecological Change recognizes the increasing international stature of ecological problems and their solutions. The research program will highlight similarities and differences between ecological events and practices on different continents with a view to fostering knowledge exchange. It will also provide tools for the application of emerging interdisciplinary theories, improved quantitative methods and predictive simulation models to the preservation, recovery and restoration of perturbed and vulnerable forest ecosystems worldwide.

Meet Prof. Madhur Anand

Prof. Madhur Anand of the School of Environmental Sciences describes her research on ecological systems and changes.

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Publications

For a full list of publications, refer to the Google Scholar Profile. 

Funding

Current/Recent Funding Sources

NSERC Discovery

NSERC Create

NSERC Engage

CRC program, CFI

Awards

Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce, "Female professional of the year" award, 2012

Guelph Mercury, City of Guelph, "Top 40 under 40", 2009

Canada Research Chair in Global Ecological Change
Government of Canada 2006-2011

Premier’s Research Excellence Award
Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, Government of Canada 2002-2007

Young Alumni Award of Merit, University of Western Ontario, 2006

Canada Research Chair in Biocomplexity of the Environment
Government of Canada 2001-2006

Ontario Distinguished Researcher Award
Ontario Innovation Trust, Provincial Government 2001

Award of Excellence in Research and Technology Development
Ministry of Environment and Energy, Government of Canada 1997

Research Area

global ecological change, sustainability science, forest ecology, ecological modelling, biodiversity