Piotr Przytycki, McGill University

Research

Artin groups biautomatic CAT(0)Coxeter groups isomorpism problem systolic tame automorphism group Tits Alternative

Latest funding

Coxeter groups and nonpositive curvature
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$192,000
Hyperbolicity and dismantlability
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$120,000
Hyperbolicity and dismantlability
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$158,680

Coxeter groups and nonpositive curvature

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Przytycki, Piotr

Keywords: Artin groups; biautomatic; CAT(0); Coxeter groups; isomorpism problem; systolic; tame automorphism group; Tits Alternative; weakly modular

$192,000

Hyperbolicity and dismantlability

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Przytycki, Piotr

$120,000

Hyperbolicity and dismantlability

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Przytycki, Piotr

$158,680

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: Artin groups Dear Professor Przytycki, 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 artin groups 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 "Coxeter groups and nonpositive curvature" (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]