Eric Woolgar, University of Alberta

Research

anti-de Sitter black holes curve shortening flow general relativity near horizon geometries nonsmooth spacetimes space curves static metrics

Latest funding

New geometrical perspectives in general relativity
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$84,000
Mathematical relativity and asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$150,000
Geometric flows and general relativity
NSERC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$125,000

All 6 grants and awards

New geometrical perspectives in general relativity

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Woolgar, Eric

Keywords: general relativity; black holes; anti-de sitter; near horizon geometries; static metrics; space curves; curve shortening flow; nonsmooth spacetimes

$84,000

Mathematical relativity and asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Woolgar, Eric

$150,000

Geometric flows and general relativity

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Woolgar, Eric

$125,000

Applications of Riemannian Geometry and Ricci flow in physics

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Woolgar, Eric

$154,460

Geometric analysis of asymptotically anti-de sitter spacetimes

Principal investigatorNSERC2002Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Woolgar, Eric

$125,000

Foundations of spacetime geometry and topology

Principal investigatorNSERC1998Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Woolgar, Eric

$45,650

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: anti-de Sitter Dear Professor Woolgar, 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 anti-de sitter 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 "New geometrical perspectives in general relativity" (2022), 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]