Penny Haxell, University of Waterloo

Research

graphs hypergraphs independent transversals colouring topological methods in combinatorics resource allocation discrete optimization approximation algorithms

Latest funding

Partitions, transversals and colouring in graphs and hypergraphs
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$34,000
Extremal and stability results for graphs and hypergraphs
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$144,000

All 2 grants and awards

Partitions, transversals and colouring in graphs and hypergraphs

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Haxell, Penny

Keywords: graphs; hypergraphs; independent transversals; colouring; topological methods in combinatorics; resource allocation; discrete optimization; approximation algorithms

$34,000

Extremal and stability results for graphs and hypergraphs

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Haxell, Penny

$144,000

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: graphs Dear Professor Haxell, 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 graphs 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 "Partitions, transversals and colouring in graphs and hypergraphs" (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]