Duncan McCoy, Université du Québec à Montréal

Research

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Latest funding

Low dimensional topology
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$240,000
Studies in knots and 3-manifolds
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$130,000
Studies in knots and 3-manifolds
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 3 grants and awards

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Low dimensional topology

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: McCoy, Duncan

Keywords: knots; 3-manifolds; 4-manifolds; Heegaard Floer homology; Dehn surgery; concordance

$240,000

Studies in knots and 3-manifolds

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: McCoy, Duncan

Keywords: knots; 3-manifolds; dehn surgery; heegaard floer homology; definite 4-manifolds; characterizing slopes; knot concordance; slice genera

$130,000

Studies in knots and 3-manifolds

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: McCoy, Duncan

$12,500

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 Dear Professor McCoy, 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 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 "Low dimensional topology" (2021), 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]