Marcelo Laca, University of Victoria

Research

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Latest funding

Irreversible Quantum Dynamical Systems
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$66,000
C*-dynamics, quantum equilibrium, and symmetries
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$120,000
PIMS: Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences
NSERC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$9,459,122

All 6 grants and awards

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Irreversible Quantum Dynamical Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Laca, Marcelo

Keywords: operator algebras; equilibrium states; c*-algebras; semigroups of isometries; kms states; boundary quotient; c*-envelope; noncommutative boundary; product systems; tensor algebras

$66,000

C*-dynamics, quantum equilibrium, and symmetries

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Laca, Marcelo

$120,000

PIMS: Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Thematic Resources Support in Mathematics and Statistics

Principal investigators: Colliander, James

$9,459,122

Quantum equilibrium and symmetries from number theory

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Laca, Marcelo

$125,000

C*-algebras: structure, symmetries, and equilibrium states

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Laca, Marcelo

$125,000

Equilibrium and symmetries of C*-dynamical systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2002Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Laca, Marcelo

$125,000

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 Dear Professor Laca, 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 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 "Irreversible Quantum Dynamical Systems" (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]