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UBC Faculty of Forestry > Faculty Profiles > Grayston, Sue

Grayston, Sue

April 14, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

Sue Grayston

Grayston, Sue

Professor of Soil Microbial Ecology
Applied Biology Program Director

Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences

Forest Sciences Centre 3006
2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Canada

work phone: 604-822-5928

sue.grayston@ubc.ca

Research Areas:

BiotechnologyClimate ChangeConservationEcologyEcosystemsForest BiologyIndigenous ForestryMicrobiologySoil Science
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Research
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Areas of research include:

  • Microbial diversity and function in soils
  • Plant-microbe interactions
  • Rhizodeposition
  • Climate change and soil C sequestration
  • Soil microbial community structure and function related to GHG emissions

Projects

Canada Research Chair in Soil Microbial Ecology

NSERC

Plant-microbe interactions in forest soils

NSERC Discovery

Herbivore-mediated aboveground-belowground trophic cascades

France-Canada Research Fund
MITACS Globalink

Assessing arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculum and deer repellant as tools to enhance western redcedar survival on Haida Gwaii

NSERC Engage

Evaluation of fertilization to accelerate western redcedar growth, enhance soil carbon stocks and decrease greenhouse gas emissions on Haida Gwaii

MFLNRORD Forest Carbon Initiative


Awards

UBC Killam Faculty Research Fellowship 2010
Canada Research Chair in Soil Microbial Ecology 2003
Canada Research Chair in Soil Microbial Ecology 2008
Erskine Fellow, University of Canterbury, New Zealand 2005
Peter Wall Early Career Scholar 2004Royal Society Fellowship 2003
Quarry Life Award 2014
University of Natural Resources & Life Sciences Vienna Guest Professorship 2017
UBC Great Graduate Advisor 2018

Selected Publications
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Posted in: Faculty Profiles, Professors
Tagged with: Biotechnology, Climate Change, Conservation, Ecology, Ecosystems, Forest Biology, Indigenous Forestry, Microbiology, Soil Science

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