Andreas Hamann's personal website
Sarah Namiiro
MSc student, 2023 to present
Developing a comprehensive database of historical and projected climate data for Africa with deep neural networks
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
Peer-reviewed journal articles
MSc thesis
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Desmond I. Crossley Memorial Scholarship 2023 ($8.2K), Association of Alberta Forest Management Professionals Annual Scholarshp 2023 ($1.5K), 2024 FILS Conference Poster Award (0.5K), 2024 ESRI Canada GIS Scholarship ($2K+software+conference), |
Project website
PosterSimiran Gill
MF student, 2022 to 2024
Maintaining age diversity in urban forests with the Miyawaki method: the case for Edmonon, AB
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
MF Capping research reportTook up a postion as Policy Analyst with the Government of Alberta, Edmonton
Tiantian Tao
MF student, 2022 to 2024
Fire frequency and severity driven by climate change and climate extreme events in Canada
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
MF Capping research reportBen Panes
Dual degree MSc student, 2021 to 2023
Drought tolerance of western Canadian forests tree species inferred from dendrochronology
Supervisors: Andreas Hamann & Charles Nock
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TRANSFOR-M dual degree student with University of Padova, Italy |
Ben's project websiteTook up a research staff postion at he University of Alberta.
Bolutito Adedoyin
MF student, 2021 to 2023
Trade-offs between productivity and adaptation of white spruce to drought conditions
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann, Co-supervisor: Uwe Hacke
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Women in STEM Scholarship 2021 ($2.5K), Association of Alberta Forest Management Professionals Annual Scholarshp 2022 ($1.5K) |
Project website
Took up a position as Resource Analyst at FORCORP Solutions Inc in Edmonton, AB.
Zihaohan Sang
PhD student, 2019 to 2022
MSc student, 2017 to 2019
PhD: Risk managment in forestry under observed and projected climate change.
MSc: No-analogue ecological communities since the last glacial maximum.
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
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TRANSFOR-M international dual degree student, William H. McCardell Memorial Scholarship in Forest Science 2018 ($2K), Outstanding MSc Thesis 2019 ($500), FGSR Recruitment Award 2019 ($15K), Desmond I Crossley Memorial Scholarship 2019 ($10K), Max MacLaggan Scholarship 2020 ($2K). Al Brennan Memorial Graduate Scholarship in Forestry 2021 (14K) |
Zihaohan's websitePosterTook up a position as Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto, Dept. Computer Science
Mariah Casmey
MSc student, 2020 to 2022
Climatic drivers and genetic adaptations that control spring phenology in boreal plant species
Supervisors: Uwe Hacke & Andreas Hamann
Peer-reviewed journal articlesMSc thesis
| Desmond I Crossley Memorial Scholarship 2021 ($8K), University of Alberta Sustainability Scholar 2021 ($6K). |
Mariah's websitePosterTook up a postion as Geomatics Specialist with the Government of Alberta, Dept of Agriculture and Forestry.
Sophia Rubinstein
MF/MSc student, 2020 to 2022
Genetic and ecolocial response function analysis of white spruce to climate change
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
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TRANSFOR-M Internatinal Dual Degree student. |
Project websiteTook up a position as technician at Millennium EMS Solutions Ltd. in Sherwood Park, AB.
Joana Canada Cardellach
MF/MSc student, 2020 to 2022
Climate trends and climate change adaptation in the Pyrenee mountains of Spain
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
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TRANSFOR-M Internatinal Dual Degree student. |
Project websiteTook up a position as technician for Woodford Forestry Services, Enderby, B.C.
Keyue Gong
MF student, 2020 to 2022
Long-term trends in plant phenology response to climate change
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
MF ThesisProject websiteTook up a position as Analyst, Watershed Resilience and Transboundary Waters, with the Government of Alberta, Ministry Environment & Protected Areas.
Jaime Sebastian-Azcona
PhD student, 2015 to 2018
Postdoc, 2019 to 2021
Climate adaptation of white spruce and lodgepole pine: from phenotypes to genomes.
PhD: Supervisor: Uwe Hacke, co-supervisor: Andreas Hamann
Postdoc: Supervisor: Barb Thomas, co-supervisor: Andreas Hamann
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FGSR Graduate Scholarship and International Exchange Allowance 2015-2017 ($59K) |
Took up a position as Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology of Sevilla, Spain.
Julia Hollingsworth
MF student, 2019 to 2021
Effectiveness of sheep grazing to control competing vegetation in white spruce reforestation.
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
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Herbert and Jeannette Hall Graduate Scholarship in Forestry 2020 (3K) |
Took up a position as Assistant Project Manager at Apical Forestry Consulting in Grande Prairie, AB.
Kathryn Levesque
MF/MSc student, 2019 to present
Identifying western North American tree populations that are vulnerable to drought
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
MF/MSc Thesis
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TRANSFOR-M international dual degree student, Individual Study Abroad Award 2019 ($4K). |
Project websiteTook up a position as research assistant at the Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry Center in Edmonton, AB
Ashley Hynes
MSc student, 2018 to 2020
Climatic limitations to growth of white spruce across its North American distribution.
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
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TRANSFOR-M international dual degree student, Renewable Resources Recruitment Award 2018 ($3K), Indigenous Graduate Student Award 2018 ($15K), Individual Study Abroad Award 2019 ($4K), Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship 2019 ($12K), Deutschlandstipendium University of Freiburg 2020 ($6K), Desmond I Crossley Memorial Scholarship 2020 ($8K). |
Ashley's websiteTook up a position as Research Coordinator with Indigenous Climate Action.
Dante Castellanos-Acuna
PhD student, 2015 to 2019
Climate data and bioclimate envelope models for Mexico and South Amercia.
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
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CONACyT International Graduate Stipend 2015-2017 ($67K) |
Open access climate data for Latin AmericaOpen access seedzone layers for MexicoTook up a position as Research Assistant with the Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Science.
Logan Purdy
MF/MSc student, 2017 to 2019
Validation of remotely sensed land surface phenology with leafing and flowering records from a citizen science network.
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann, Co-Supervisor: Elisabeth Beaubien
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TRANSFOR-M international dual degree student, University of Alberta Study Abroad Award 2017 ($4K), College of Alberta Professional Foresters Graduate Award 2017 ($2.5K) |
Project website
Took up a position as Resource Analyst at FORCORP Solutions Inc in Edmonton, AB.
Ugbaad Kosar
MF/MSc student, 2017 to 2019
Lodgepole pine grown as an introduced species in Europe: risks versus benefits.
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
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TRANSFOR-M International Dual Degree Scholarship ($3K), Renewable Resources Recruitment Award ($3K), University of Alberta Study Abroad Award ($4K). |
Project website
Took up a position as Deputy Director of Policy with the Washington, DC-based NGO Carbon180.
Lauren Sinclair
MSc student, 2017 to 2019
Drought adaptation of white spruce across the continent: physiology, phenology and field performance.
Supervisor: Uwe Hacke, Co-Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
MSc ThesisProject websiteTook up a position as Rangeland Ecologist/GIS Specialist with the Government of Montana, Natural Heritage Program in Helena, MT.
David Montwé
PhD student, 2012 to 2015
Postdoc, 2016 to 2018
Identifying drought resistant genotypes of Douglas-fir and lodgepole pine in provenance trials through tree ring analysis
PhD Supervisor: Heinrich Spiecker, Co-supervisor: Andreas Hamann
Postdoc supervisor: Andreas Hamann
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LGFG Scholarship: ($16K/yr), WFGA Critchfield Poster Award 2013 ($300), Feodor Lynen Fellowship 2016-2018 from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation ($115K) |
Conference posterTook up a position as Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia, Dept Forestry, Vancouver, BC.
Jill Sekely
MF/MSc student, 2015 to 2018
Conservation of forest genetic resources in Alberta
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
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TRANSFOR-M international dual degree student |
Project websiteTook up a PhD position at the Phillips University of Marburg, Dept. Biology, Germany,conductig conservation biology research in Patagonia (Window Seat Odyssey)
Jennifer Li
MF/MSc student, 2015 to 2017
Comparing outlier detection methods to improve the quality of citizen science data
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann, Co-Supervisor: Elisabeth Beaubien
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TRANSFOR-M international dual degree student |
Took up a position as Environmental Scientist with Associated Engineering in Calgary, AB.
Miriam Isaac-Renton
MSc student, 2011 to 2013,
PhD student 2013 to 2017
PhD: Growth and survival of lodgepole pine genotypes under extreme climate events
MSc: Douglas-fir seed selection in Europe under changing climates
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
Peer-reviewed journal articles PhD and MSc Theses
Conference postersMiriam's website|
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Alexander Graham Bell NSERC-PGS/M 2011 ($17K); Honorary University of Alberta Master's Scholarship 2011 ($17K); TRANSFOR-M International Graduate Stipend 2011 ($10K); Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement 2011 ($6K); Queen Elisabeth II MSc Scholarship 2012 ($10K); Queen Elisabeth II PhD Scholarship 2013 ($15K), Alexander Graham Bell NSERC-PGS/D 2014-2016 ($105K), President's Doctoral Prize of Distinciton (20K), Critchfield Presentation Award 2017 ($900) |
Took up a position as Research Scientist with the Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Wood Fibre Centre, Victoria, BC.
Kensy Balch
MF student, 2016 to 2017
Climate change risk management strategies for Alberta's natural resource sectors
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
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Herbert and Jeannette Hall Graduate Scholarship in Forestry 2017 ($3.3K) |
Took up a position as Policy Analyst for Environment and Climate Change Canada's Strategic Relations Division in Edmonton, AB.
Dr. Laura Gray
PhD student, 2009 to 2011,
Postdoc, 2013 to 2016
Climate change adaptation strategies for the forestry sector
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
Peer-reviewed journal articles
PhD Thesis
In the news
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Queen Elisabeth II Scolarship 2008 ($15K); Crossley Memorial Scholarship 2008 ($13K); Queen Elisabeth II Scolarship 2010 ($15K); FGSR Graduate Student Teaching Award 2010 |
Personal website
Took up a position as Senior Analyst, now Manager at the Alberta Climate Change Office, Edmonton, AB
Sarah Booth
MF/MSc student, 2012 to 2016
The nexus of science and story: data versus perceptions of climate change
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
Conference posterMSc Thesis|
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TRANSFOR-M International Graduate Stipend 2012 ($10K) |
Dr. Stefan Schreiber
PhD student, 2008 to 2012,
Postdoc, 2014 to 2016
PhD: Drought and frost ecophysiology of aspen and hybrid poplar
PhD supervisor: Andreas Hamann, co-supoervisor: Uwe Hacke
Postdoc supervisor: Barb Thomas, co-supervisor: Andreas Hamann
Peer-reviewed journal articlesPhD Thesis|
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Provost Doctoral Entrance Award 2008 (9K); Herbert and Jeannette Hall Graduate Scholarship in Forestry 2008 (3K); Max MacLaggan Scholarship 2010 (3K) |
Stefan's websiteTook up a position as Research Associate at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton, AB.
Maria Herva
MF/MSc student, 2013 to 2016
Lodgepole pine seed selection in Europe under changing climates
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
Conference poster|
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TRANSFOR-M International Graduate Stipend 2012 ($10K) |
Now works as Specialist in Forest Planning at UPM Biofore in Tampere, Finland.
Quinn Barber
MSc student, 2013 to 2015
The velocity of climate change
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann, co-supervisor: Scott Nielsen
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TRANSFOR-M International Graduate Stipend 2012 ($10K), Queen Elisabeth II MSc Scholarship 2014 ($11K), Max MacLaggan Scholarship ($3K) |
Personal websiteTook up a position as Fire Science Analyst with the Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry Center in Edmonton, AB.
Cassandra Docherty
MSc student, 2013 to 2015
Establishment, spread and impact of Carassius gibelio, a new invasive species in North America
Supervisor: Mark Poesch, co-supervisor: Andreas Hamann
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TRANSFOR-M International Graduate Stipend 2013 ($10K) |
Moved on to a position with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry in Edmonton, AB.
Mariya Chechina
PhD student, 2009 to 2015
Phenology, ecology, and management of Philippine Dipterocarp species
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
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Max McLaggan Graduate Scholarship 2012 ($3K), Queen Elisabeth II PhD Scholarship 2014 ($15K) |
Project website
Received a Fulbright Fellowship from the United States for postdoctoral research in the Phillipines.
Chen Ding
PhD student, 2009 to 2015
Ecological and quantitative genetics of Populus tremuloides in western Canada
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
Peer-reviewed journal articlesPhD Thesis|
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Provost Doctoral Entrance Award 2009 ($9K); WFGA Critchfield Presentation Award 2013 ($600) |
Moved on to a position as Geneticist, Tree Improvement Program of the Texas A&M Forest Service at College Station, TX.
Dr. Dave Roberts
PhD student, 2007 to 2013,
Postdoc, 2013 to 2014
Postdoc: Assessing the adaptive portfolio of forest trees for future climates
PhD: Biogeographic histories and genetic diversity of western North American tree species
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
Peer-reviewed journal articlesPhD Thesis
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Queen Elisabeth II Scolarship 2009 ($10K); Graduate Citizenship Award 2010 ($2K); Alexander Graham Bell NSERC-PGS/D2 2011 ($42K); President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction 2011 ($10K), Alberta Ingenuity Graduate Award 2011 ($23K) |
Personal websiteTook up a position as Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Germany.
Erin Russell
Dual-degree MSc/MF student,
2012 to 2014
Conservation planning for forests, tree species, and their genetic populations
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann.
MSc ThesisProject website|
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TRANSFOR-M International Graduate Stipend 2012 (10K) |
Took up a position as Centa PhD Scholar at Cranfield University, UK.
Katharina Liepe
Dual-degree MSc student,
2012 to 2014
Genetic variation in lodgepole pine and interior spruce:
adaptation to climate and implications for seed transfer
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann.
Peer-reviewed journal articles MSc ThesisProject website|
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TRANSFOR-M International Graduate Stipend 2013 (10K) |
Took up a position as Forest Geneticist with the Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Hamburg, Germany
Dr. Elisabeth Beaubien
PhD student, 2007 to 2012
Long-term trends in spring phenology of Alberta flowering plants
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann.
Peer-reviewed journal articlesPhD Thesis
In the news
Project WebsiteNow works as Research Associate at the University of Alberta
Tim Gylander
MSc student, 2008 to 2011
The potential of aspen clones and hybrids for enhanced forest management
in Alberta
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann.
Peer-reviewed journal articles MSc Thesis
Extension noteManages the aspen tree improvement program of Weyerhaeuser Corporation
Dr. Xianli Wang
Res Associate., 2008 to 2011
Landscape ecology and global change biology
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Extension publicationsTook up a permanent position as Scientist at the Great Lakes Forestry Centre in Sault Ste. Marie
Dr. Michael Mbogga
PhD student, 2007 to 2010
Forest management under climate change: dealing with uncertainty
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Other publications, extension notes PhD Thesis|
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Provost Doctoral Entrance Award 2007 (9K); ESRI Canada Student Scholarship Award 2008 |
Became a faculty member at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at Makere University, Uganda
Haitao Li
MSc student, 2008 to 2010
Detecting adaptive patterns of genetic variation in aspen with remote sensing
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann.
Peer-reviewed journal articles MSc ThesisExtension noteMoved on to a position as GIS Specialist at the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
Dr. Pei-yu Chen
Res Associate, 2007 to 2010
Ecological genetics and climate change impact research
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
Peer-reviewed journal articlesExtension noteTook up a position as GIS technician with the Government of Alberta.
Dr. Shibi Chandy
Postdoc, 2008 to 2010
Plant-pathogen-climate interactions
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
Took up a position as lecturer at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton, AB.
Cedar Welsh
Research Assistant 2008
Dougals-fir Dendroclimatology
Supervisor: Andreas Hamann
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Took up a position as Instructor, Dendrology Lab, at the University of Northern British Columbia in Terrace, BC.