David Kirkpatrick, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest papers

Absolute and arbitrary orientation of single-molecule shapes.
Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2021

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Computational Complexity of Geometric and Combinatorial Problems
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$303,000
MPrime Network (formerly MITACS) / Réseau MPrime (autrefois MITACS)
NSERC · 2009 · Co-investigator
$12,553,000
Computational complexity of geometric and combinatorial problems
NSERC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$250,000

All 13 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Absolute and arbitrary orientation of single-molecule shapes.

Gopinath A, Thachuk C, Mitskovets A, Atwater HA, Kirkpatrick D, Rothemund PWK

Science (New York, N.Y.)2021

DOI: 10.1126/science.abd6179 PMID: 33602826

Computational Complexity of Geometric and Combinatorial Problems

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kirkpatrick, David

$303,000

MPrime Network (formerly MITACS) / Réseau MPrime (autrefois MITACS)

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Gupta, Arvind

$12,553,000

Computational complexity of geometric and combinatorial problems

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kirkpatrick, David

$250,000

Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems/Les mathématiques des technologies de l'information et des systèmes complexes

Co-investigatorNSERC2005Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Gupta, Arvind

$17,419,000

Computational complexity of geometric and combinatiorial problems

Principal investigatorNSERC2003Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kirkpatrick, David

$325,000

Virtual machining

Co-investigatorNSERC2001Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Altintas, Yusuf

$406,500

Visualization for forest planning

Co-investigatorNSERC1999Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Snoeyink, Jack

$32,995

Computational complexity of geometric and combinatiorial problems

Principal investigatorNSERC1999Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kirkpatrick, David

$243,600

Computer graphics and computational geometry laboratory renewal

Co-investigatorNSERC1995Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Booth, Kellogg

$69,713

Computational complexity of geometric and combinatiorial problems

Principal investigatorNSERC1995Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kirkpatrick, David

$249,280

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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