Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences Faculty & PhD Supervisors – Dalhousie University

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Vasantha R***

Professor of Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals and Arthur B. McDonald Chair of Research Excellence

📊 15,885 citations • h-index 67

Functional foods and nutraceuticalsPostharvest biologybiologybiochemistry

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Balakrishnan P***

Associate Professor

📊 11,250 citations • h-index 51

Environmental ScienceMineralogyGeophysicsVolcanology

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Sean M***

Associate Professor

📊 8,760 citations • h-index 44

GenomicsPopulation geneticsgenetic mappingapples

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Robert F***

Associate Professor

📊 8,155 citations • h-index 44

Earth ObservationOceanographyGeophysicsGeomatics

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Chijioke E***

Assistant Professor

📊 5,641 citations • h-index 22

Environmental ScienceHydrogeologyOceanographyClimate Dynamics

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Xiaohong S***

Assistant Professor

📊 3,885 citations • h-index 33

Environmental ScienceOceanographyGlaciologySedimentology

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Lord A***

Professor

📊 2,745 citations • h-index 26

vegetable and fruit productionsoil nutrient management systemsgreenhouse production and technologySedimentology

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Brandon H***

Associate Professor

📊 2,657 citations • h-index 24

Soil Science and Soil SurveyingDigital Soil Mapping and AssessmentsGeospatial Information SystemsSpatial Analysis and Modelling

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How to Connect with Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences Supervisors at Dalhousie University

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Match Active Research Topics

Faculty in Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences review graduate inquiries based on alignment with their current grants and projects. Reviewing the sample publications above ensures your research proposal connects directly with the professor's recent inquiries.

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How to Email Professors

Keep your introductory email under 200 words. Reference a specific paper from their lab, explain your relevant coursework or thesis background, attach a 1-page CV and unofficial transcript, and specify your intended intake term.

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Admissions & Funding Windows

Most research-stream MSc and PhD programs at Dalhousie University have admission deadlines between December and February for Fall entry. Reaching out to supervisors in early autumn drastically improves your chances of securing departmental research assistantships.