Research Projects

Currently Funded Research

A sequential sample digestion platform for understanding radiological, environmental, industrial, and geochemical processes. Larivière D (PI), Couture RM, Kolliopoulos G, LaFlamme C, Vaneeckhaute C. NSERC Research Tool and Instruments, 2023-2024.

Methane and sulfur dynamics in extreme environnements. Pellerin A (PI), Couture RM, Kamishny A, Orit S. Québec Ministry of International Relations, Québec-Isreal collaboration, 2022-2024.

Forecasting tools and Mitigation options for diverse bloom-affected lakes. Baulch H (PI) et al. Global Water Future Canada First Excellence Research Funds, 2021-2024.

Last Ice Microbiomes and Arctic Ecosystem Health. Culley A (PI), Vincent W, Antoniades D, Couture RM, Boudreau D, Greener J, Lovejoy C. Sentinel North Canada First Excellence Research Funds, 2020-2025.

Ecosystems - Snow - ClimAte - PErmafrost feedbacks - 3 (ESCAPe-Arctic 3). Domine F (PI), Couture RM. Institut Polaire Français - Paul-Émile Victor, 2020-2024.

The distinct and threatened core microbial genetic potential of the Arctic’s Last Ice Area. Girard C (PI), Culley A, Duchaine C, Rautio M, Warwick V, Roux S, Sullivan M, Canario J, Jungblut A, Couture RM. ArcticNET, 2019-2024.

Nunataryuk – Permafrost thaw and the changing Arctic coast: the MacKenzie delta and coastal waters sampling. Babin M (PI), Couture RM, Bélanger S, Chaillou G. ArcticNET, 2019-2014.

Chaire de recherche Sentinelle Nord en Géochimie des milieux aquatiques. Couture RM (PI). Sentinel North Canada First Excellence Research Funds, 2018-2024.

Lake biogeochemical dynamics: the conveyor belt between physics and biology. Couture RM (PI). NSERC Discovery and Northern Supplement, 2019-2024.

Changing Carbon Sinks in Subarctic Canada. Schiff S (PI), English M, Venkiteswaran J, Casson N, Couture RM. NSERC Advancing climate change science in Canada, 2019-2023.

Impacts des changements climatiques et du brunissement des eaux sur l'habitat oxythermique des salmonidés et les émissions de gaz à effet de serre en régions arctiques. Laurion I (PI), Couture RM, St-Hilaire A, Bergeron N. Institut Nordique du Québec (INQ) and Sentinel North, 2020-2023.

Centre d'études nordiques (CEN). Fortier R. et al. Fonds de Recherche du Québec Nature et technologies (FRQNT), 2022-2028.

Past projects

Étude du devenir des complexes de phosphore-lanthane dans les sédiments du Lac Bromont. Planas D (PI), Tellier E, Couture RM. Ministère de l'économie et de l'innovation du Québec, 2019-2021.

Carbon pool fingerprinting along gradient. Couture RM (PI). John-R.-Evans Leader Funds of the Canada Foundation for Innovation, 2019-2021.

Integration of climate seasonal prediction and ecosystem impact modeling for an efficient adaptation of water management to climate extreme events. Marce R (PI) et al. European Research Area for Climate Services (ERA4CS), 2017-2021.

Les mesures sylvicoles visant à pallie aux changements climatiques compromettent elle la qualité de l'eau ? Couture RM (PI) et De Wit H. Ministère des relations internationales et de la francophonie (Canadan) et Norden (Scandinavie), 2018-2020.

Legacy phosphorus in lake sediment - the last hurdle to overcome for sustainable lake restoration. Huser B (PI), Futter M, Couture RM.
Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences, and Spatial Planning (Formas), 2016-2020.

Sub-Arctic Metal Mobility Study. Wolfe B (PI), Venkiteswaran J, English M, Schiff S, Hall R, Smith S, McGeer J, Whitfield C, Stevens K, Blais JM, Couture RM. Global Water Future Canada First Excellence Research Funds, 2017-2020.

Predicting lake responses to changes using near real-time models. Pierson D (PI) et al. Joint-Program Initiative (JPI) WaterWorks, 2016-2019.

An open access ePlatform for model-building at the river basin scale. Couture RM (PI), Larssen T,  Futter M, Juselius J, Rankinen K. Nordforsk, Nordic eScience Globalisation Initiative (NeGI), 2015-2018.

Lakes in Transition. Couture RM (PI), deWit H, Moe J, Haande S, Anderson T, Prudhomme C. Norwegian Research Council, 2015-2018.