Payman Eskandari, University of Winnipeg

Research

mixed motives motivic galois groups periods of mixed motives algebraic cycles tannakian categories mumford-tate groups mixed hodge structures fermat curves

Latest funding

Arithmetic and geometry of mixed motives
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Arithmetic and geometry of mixed motives
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$30,000

All 2 grants and awards

Arithmetic and geometry of mixed motives

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Eskandari, Payman

Keywords: mixed motives; motivic galois groups; periods of mixed motives; algebraic cycles; tannakian categories; mumford-tate groups; mixed hodge structures; fermat curves; ceresa cycles; abel-jacobi maps

$12,500

Arithmetic and geometry of mixed motives

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Eskandari, Payman

Keywords: mixed motives; motivic galois groups; periods of mixed motives; algebraic cycles; tannakian categories; mumford-tate groups; mixed hodge structures; fermat curves; ceresa cycles; abel-jacobi maps

$30,000

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: mixed motives Dear Professor Eskandari, 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 mixed motives 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 "Arithmetic and geometry of mixed motives" (2024), 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]