Nicolaas Spronk, University of Waterloo

Research

Amenability Eberlein/reflexive compactifications Fourier algebra Fourier-Stieltjes algebra Group algebra Measure algebra Structure theory of topological groups Unitary/reflexive representation

Latest funding

Topological group actions and associated Banach algebras
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$135,000
Algebras of abstract harmonic analysis
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$70,000
Operator spaces and harmonic analysis
NSERC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 4 grants and awards

Topological group actions and associated Banach algebras

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Spronk, Nicolaas

Keywords: fourier-stieltjes algebra; measure algebra; wealy almost periodic functions; eberlein/reflexive compactifications; fourier algebra; group algebra; unitary/reflexive representation; amenability; structure theory of topological groups

$135,000

Algebras of abstract harmonic analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Spronk, Nicolaas

$70,000

Operator spaces and harmonic analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Spronk, Nicolaas

$120,000

Operator spaces techniques in abstract harmonic analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Spronk, Nicolaas

$65,000

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: Amenability Dear Professor Spronk, 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 amenability 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 "Topological group actions and associated Banach 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]