In cooperation with the Einstein Foundation Berlin, the Berlin Mathematical School (BMS) of the Cluster of Excellence MATH+ awards up to three annual prizes for outstanding dissertations to BMS graduates. We are delighted to announce that the first MATH+ Dissertation Awards have been presented to
As part of the science series MitWissenschaft, the Cluster of Excellence MATH+ presented selected research topics in the sold-out lecture hall of the Humboldt Forum on 28 October 2021. Under the heading “Improving the world with mathematics? New solutions for the problems of an increasingly complex world”, the
Each year in November, a new team of BMS student representatives is elected for one year. We are delighted to announce this year’s new team of BMS student representatives: Aizhan Issagal, Coco Bögel, Dante Luber, Lenny Leass, Margarita Kostre, and Marwa Zainelabdeen.
Each December, when others hide chocolates, “Mathe im Leben” and MATH+ challenge children, school classes, university students, teachers, and everyone interested in tricky mathematical brainteasers. The two Math Advent Calendars invite you to discover the beauty and power of Math beyond the subjects covered in
On 06 November 2021, the mathematicians Sarah Wolf (FU Berlin) and Steffen Fürst (ZIB) presented the “Decision Theatre” as part of the Berlin Science Week and invited to a discussion about sustainable mobility. The Decision Theatre is an innovative science communication format that supports discussions
On 05 November, the third MATH+ Day and the General Assembly took place with more than 180 participants. This year, MATH+ used the video-chat-platform Meetingland that transformed the MATH+ Day into a virtual networking experience that allows all participants to interact by meetings in the
Volker Mehrmann, Technische Universität Berlin, became the third mathematician from Berlin to be named a fellow of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) along with John M. Sullivan (TU Berlin) and Günter M. Ziegler (FU Berlin).
MATH+ and BMS invite applications for the Dirichlet Postdoc Fellowship. The fellowship starts in Fall 2022 and runs for two years. The call is open to promising young mathematicians who will have received their PhD by 30 September 2022. Application deadline: 01 December 2021.
On 16th September 2021, Professor Andreas Griewank passed unexpectedly away at the age of 71. Berlin mathematics has lost a highly respected colleague and wonderful person. Born in Kassel, Andreas Griewank studied mathematics in Clausthal and Freiburg. After he received his diploma in 1976, he went
In August 2021, MATH+ welcomes Professor Dr. Alexander O. Govorov to join the MATH+ community in Berlin on his first visit as Distinguished Visiting Scholar 2021.