Kai Behrend, University of British Columbia

Research

algebraic stacks derived geometry Donaldson-Thomas invariants moduli problems shifted symplectic structures

Latest funding

New Directions in the Theory of Moduli
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$54,000
New Directions in the Theory of Moduli
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$276,000
New Directions in Gromov-Witten and Donaldson-Thomas theory
NSERC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$225,000

New Directions in the Theory of Moduli

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Behrend, Kai

Keywords: moduli problems; algebraic stacks; donaldson-thomas invariants; derived geometry; shifted symplectic structures

$54,000

New Directions in the Theory of Moduli

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Behrend, Kai

$276,000

New Directions in Gromov-Witten and Donaldson-Thomas theory

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Behrend, Kai

$225,000

New directions in Gromov-Witten theory

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Behrend, Kai

$160,000

Stacks and differential graded schemes in algebraic geometry

Principal investigatorNSERC2003Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Behrend, Kai

$120,000

Theory of stacks and co-stacks

Principal investigatorNSERC1999Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Behrend, Kai

$100,800

Cohomology of algebraic stacks

Principal investigatorNSERC1995Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Behrend, Kai

$57,400

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: algebraic stacks Dear Professor Behrend, 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 algebraic stacks 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 Directions in the Theory of Moduli" (2023), 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]