Nicholas Matheson Toui-kan, University of New Brunswick

Research

Actions on trees Algorithmic problems Cube complexes Free group automorphisms Geometric group theory Hierarchies Limit groups Mapping tori

Latest funding

Constructible groups and ramifications of JSJ theory
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$168,000
Constructible groups and ramifications of JSJ theory
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 2 grants and awards

Constructible groups and ramifications of JSJ theory

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Matheson Toui-kan, Nicholas

Keywords: geometric group theory; actions on trees; quasi-isometric rigidity; hierarchies; cube complexes; stallings folding; free group automorphisms; mapping tori; algorithmic problems; limit groups

$168,000

Constructible groups and ramifications of JSJ theory

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: MathesonTouiKan, Nicholas

$12,500

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: Actions on trees Dear Professor Matheson Toui-kan, 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 actions on trees 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 "Constructible groups and ramifications of JSJ theory" (2019), 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]