Alina Stancu, Concordia University

Research

Affine Inequalities Busemann-Petty problems Characterizations of ellipsoids Convolution body Extremizers of geometric inequalities Floating body Isoperimetric type inequalities Mixed volumes and quermassintegrals

Latest funding

Inequalities and extremal problems in convex geometric analysis
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$66,000
Montreal Math Circle (Renewal)
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$5,000
Montreal Math Circle
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$5,000

All 6 grants and awards

Inequalities and extremal problems in convex geometric analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Stancu, Alina

Keywords: isoperimetric type inequalities; affine inequalities; characterizations of ellipsoids; extremizers of geometric inequalities; floating body; busemann-petty problems; petty conjecture; projection body; convolution body; mixed volumes and quermassintegrals

$66,000

Montreal Math Circle (Renewal)

Principal investigatorNSERC2017PromoScience

Principal investigators: Stancu, Alina

$5,000

Montreal Math Circle

Principal investigatorNSERC2016PromoScience

Principal investigators: Stancu, Alina

$5,000

Affine Invariants in Geometric Analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Stancu, Alina

$270,000

Curvature flows and convex geometry

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Stancu, Alina

$55,000

Curvature flows and convex geometry

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Stancu, Alina

$11,000

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: Affine Inequalities Dear Professor Stancu, 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 affine inequalities 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 "Inequalities and extremal problems in convex geometric analysis" (2023), 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]