Stephanie van Willigenburg, University of British Columbia

Research

algebraic combinatorics chromatic polynomials combinatorial Hopf algebras combinatorial representation theory noncommuting symmetric functions quasisymmetric functions Schubert calculus symmetric functions

Latest funding

Resolutions of positivity in Hopf algebras
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$155,000
Generalizations of Schur functions
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Applications of quasisymmetric schur functions
NSERC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 5 grants and awards

Resolutions of positivity in Hopf algebras

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: van Willigenburg, Stephanie

Keywords: algebraic combinatorics; chromatic polynomials; combinatorial hopf algebras; combinatorial representation theory; noncommuting symmetric functions; quasisymmetric functions; schubert calculus; symmetric functions; tableaux combinatorics

$155,000

Generalizations of Schur functions

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: VanWilligenburg, Stephanie

$100,000

Applications of quasisymmetric schur functions

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: VanWilligenburg, Stephanie

$120,000

Equality of Littlewood-Richardson coefficients

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: VanWilligenburg, Stephanie

$95,000

Enumeration in partially ordered sets

Principal investigatorNSERC2002Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: VanWilligenburg, Stephanie

$51,000

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: algebraic combinatorics Dear Professor van Willigenburg, 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 combinatorics 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 "Resolutions of positivity in Hopf algebras" (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]