{"id":52810,"date":"2021-05-09T18:12:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T18:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadiantreefund.org\/?page_id=52810"},"modified":"2021-06-23T00:48:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T00:48:09","slug":"international-grant-recipients","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/canadiantreefund.org\/fr\/international-grant-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"International Jack Kimmel Grant Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects Funded in 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Advancing non-invasive tree root detection by creating a training data set of GPR tree root signature.<\/strong>&nbsp;Dr. Andrew Millward, Ryerson University, Toronto ON, Canada. Grant award $10,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contributing for a breathable future: Characterizing the efficiency of local tree species for controlling particulate matter in Faisalabad district<\/strong>. Fahad Rasheed, Pakistan. Grant award $9,967.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects Funded in 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Automated Mapping and Spatial Analysis of the Urban Forest Using Lidar to Improve Management<\/strong>. Dr. Benoit St-Onge, University of Quebec at Montreal, Quebec. Grant award $10,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Enhancing Tree Health in Water Sensitive Urban Design: Role of Mycorrhizae.<\/strong> Dr. Brandon Winfrey, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia. Grant award $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects Funded in 2018<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Identification<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>of possible insect vectors of phytoplasmas in Quercus humboldtii Bonpla in Bogota, Colombia<\/strong>. Dr. Liliana Franco-Lara &amp; Dr. Helena Brochero, University Militar Nueva Granada, Bogota. Grant award $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fighting Microbes with Microbes to Protect our Native Trees.<\/strong>&nbsp;Dr. Rachael Antwis &amp; Dr. Stephen Parnell, University of Salford, UK. Grant award $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects Funded in 2017<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Effects of topping trees on microclimate condition and human comfort.<\/strong>&nbsp;Dr. Francesco Ferrini, University of Florence, Italy. Grant award $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Investigating street tree decline and mortality in commercial urban spaces, revitalized with structural soil cell technology to improve planting and maintenance practices<\/strong>. Dr. Camilo Ordonez, Ryerson University, Toronto. Grant award $10,069.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects Funded in 2016<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Quantifying the cooling effectiveness of urban street trees in relation to their growth<\/strong>. Mohammad Asrafur Rahman, Technical University of Munich, Germany. Grant award $10,068.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The role of tree species in cooling the urban climate \u2013 application in tree planting and landscape architecture<\/strong>. Henrik Sj\u00f6man, Swedish University of Agricultural Science \/ Gothenburg Botanic Garden, Sweden. Grant award $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects Funded in 2015<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Quantifying the cooling effectiveness of urban street trees in relation to their growth.<\/strong>&nbsp;Mohammad Asrafur Rahman, University of Munich, Germany. Grant award $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The role of tree species in cooling the urban climate \u2013 application in tree planting and landscape architecture.<\/strong>&nbsp;Henrik Sjoman, Sweden University of Agricultural Science Gothenburg. Grant award $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects Funded in 2014<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Screening of actinobacteria for activities that protect trees against bacterial and fungal diseases.<\/strong>&nbsp;Oleksandr Gromyko, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine. Grant award $10,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Effect of root-stimulating treatments on physiologic and growth performances of Platanus x acerifolia and Ulmus pumila seedlings<\/strong>. Manuela Baietto, University of Milan, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences \u2013 Production, Land, Agroenergy, Italy. Grant award $5,500<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Development of molecular markers for redbay (Persea borbonia<\/strong>&nbsp;L.). Haiying Liang, Clemson University, South Carolina. Grant award $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects Funded in 2013<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Impact of Storm Water Runoff on Tree Roots, Physiology and Rhizosphere Microbial Diversity in Urban Forests.<\/strong>&nbsp;Sougata Bardhan, University of Missouri.&nbsp;Grant Award $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Determining Influences of Stream Channelization and Invasive Species on Rate of Canopy Tree Growth in an Urban Park<\/strong>.&nbsp;Travis Marsico, Arkansas State University. Grant Award $6,284.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects Funded in 2012<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Effects of Root Severance by Excavation on Growth, Physiology and Up Rooting Resistance of Two Urban Tree Specie<\/strong>s. Alessio Fini, University of Florence, Italy.&nbsp;Grant Award $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Effects of Pruning on the Dynamic Motion of Tree Crown<\/strong>. Matt Follett, University of Quebec, Montreal, Quebec. Grant Award $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects Funded in 2011<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Novel Way of Measuring Tree Vitality in Mature Urban Trees.<\/strong>&nbsp;Denise Johnstone, University of Melbourne, Australia. Grant Award $8,600.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Strategies to Resolve Conflicts Between Trees and New Low Impact Development Stormwater Best Management Practices<\/strong>. Susan Day, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksbury VA.&nbsp;Grant Award $10,000.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Projects Funded in 2020 Advancing non-invasive tree root detection by creating a training data set of GPR tree root signature.&nbsp;Dr. Andrew Millward, Ryerson University, Toronto ON, Canada. Grant award $10,000 Contributing for a breathable future: Characterizing the efficiency of local tree species for controlling particulate matter in Faisalabad district. Fahad Rasheed, Pakistan. Grant award $9,967. 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