Charles Doran, University of Alberta

Research

calabi-yau manifolds mirror symmetry algebraic geometry hodge theory picard-fuchs equations periods fibrations degenerations

Latest funding

Fibration and Degeneration in Calabi-Yau Geometry
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$38,000
New Calabi-Yau Geometries in String Theory and Supersymmetry
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$180,000
PIMS: Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences
NSERC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$9,459,122

All 7 grants and awards

Fibration and Degeneration in Calabi-Yau Geometry

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Doran, Charles

Keywords: calabi-yau manifolds; mirror symmetry; algebraic geometry; hodge theory; picard-fuchs equations; periods; fibrations; degenerations; k3 surfaces; elliptic curves

$38,000

New Calabi-Yau Geometries in String Theory and Supersymmetry

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Doran, Charles

$180,000

PIMS: Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Thematic Resources Support in Mathematics and Statistics

Principal investigators: Colliander, James

$9,459,122

University of Alberta PIMS collaborative research environment

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Doran, Charles

$23,630

Calabi-Yau geometry and mirror transforms of the Hodge conjecture

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Doran, Charles

$210,000

Calabi-yau geometry, string dualities, and off-shell supersymmetry

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Subatomic Physics Envelope - Individual

Principal investigators: Doran, Charles

$25,000

Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure

Principal investigators: Adem, Alejandro

$6,875,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: calabi-yau manifolds Dear Professor Doran, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on calabi-yau manifolds connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Fibration and Degeneration in Calabi-Yau Geometry" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]