Eitan Grinspun, University of Toronto

Research

computational mechanics computer graphics knotting and entanglement slender mechanical structures

Latest funding

Codesign of highly entangled materials through the lens of network science
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$400,000
A Geometric Approach to Simulating Knotting and Entanglement of Slender Objects
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$321,000

All 2 grants and awards

Codesign of highly entangled materials through the lens of network science

Principal investigatorNSERC2024NSF - DMREF

Principal investigators: Grinspun, Eitan

Keywords: Materials performance; Fibres and textiles

$400,000

A Geometric Approach to Simulating Knotting and Entanglement of Slender Objects

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Grinspun, Eitan

Keywords: computer graphics; computational mechanics; slender mechanical structures; knotting and entanglement

$321,000

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: computational mechanics Dear Professor Grinspun, 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 computational mechanics 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 "Codesign of highly entangled materials through the lens of network science" (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]