Kalle Karu, University of British Columbia

Research

cd-index Charney-Davis conjecture Cox rings Lefschetz theorems Mori dream spaces Negative curves Stanley-Reisner rings Toric varieties

Latest funding

Combinatorial problems in the theory of toric varieties
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$120,000
Algebraic geometry of toric varieties and its applications to combinatorics.
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$70,000
Sheaves on fans and posets
NSERC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$130,000

All 5 grants and awards

Combinatorial problems in the theory of toric varieties

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Karu, Kalle

Keywords: toric varieties; stanley-reisner rings; lefschetz theorems; cd-index; charney-davis conjecture; cox rings; mori dream spaces; negative curves

$120,000

Algebraic geometry of toric varieties and its applications to combinatorics.

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Karu, Kalle

$70,000

Sheaves on fans and posets

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Karu, Kalle

$130,000

Sheaves on fans and posets

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Karu, Kalle

$120,000

The cd-index of polytiopes

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Karu, Kalle

$80,000

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: cd-index Dear Professor Karu, 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 cd-index 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 "Combinatorial problems in the theory of toric varieties" (2020), 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]