16.04.2024 In News By rogler

Anna Maria Hartkopf – New MATH+ Independent Junior Research Group Leader

Photo: © Janine Kühn

MATH+ is delighted to announce that Anna Maria Hartkopf has assumed her position as the new Independent Junior Research Group Leader (JRGL) for “Science Communication on Mathematics” at Freie Universität Berlin in March 2024. She also leads the MIP.labor, an ideas workshop for science journalism at FU Berlin, which was founded in 2020 and has been affiliated with MATH+ since March 2024.

 

The MIP.labor is an initiative that supports science journalists by providing funding and resources to develop innovative media formats covering complex topics from mathematics, computer science, and physics. It was founded in 2020 at Freie Universität Berlin and is funded by the Klaus Tschira Stiftung. Fellowship projects are guided by audience research conducted by the MIP.labor team. The MIP.labor has been part of MATH+ since March 2024.

 

Commenting on her new JRGL position, Hartkopf stated, “I was delighted: Firstly, of course, it’s a great career move. On the other hand, it is also a recognition of my work in Science Communication on Mathematics. Treating this as its own scientific discipline is the central message of my work to date. Being accepted as a JRGL in the Excellence Cluster MATH+ is, therefore, a very motivating confirmation for me.”

 

Anna Maria Hartkopf completed her doctorate on the topic of “Mathematical Science Communication” at Freie Universität in 2020 as a graduate of the Berlin Mathematical School (BMS).  She is also the editor of the “Handbook of Mathematical Science Communication.” Before diving into science communication research, she specialized in practical mathematics communication, including roles as a research assistant at the Mathematical Research Institute Oberwolfach, as a mathematics teacher at a comprehensive school in Berlin, and in the Collaborative Research Centre “Discretization in Geometry and Dynamics.” Through her practical and theoretical activities, she identified a research gap in science communication related to mathematics that needs to be addressed.

 

Sharing her plans for the new position, she remarked, „First of all, I would like to familiarize myself and network with the other scientists in the cluster. Some are indeed working on societal issues, and we can create synergies and initiate joint projects. Furthermore, I would like to explore how transdisciplinary research, which involves the active integration of citizens into the research process, can be shaped in mathematics.“

 

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MATH+ funds six positions for heads of independent junior research groups (JRG) in application-driven basic mathematical research in order to strengthen support for excellent young researchers who already have some years of postdoc experience and to give them a head start in building their own research profile and group within the supportive environment of a large Cluster of Excellence. JRG leaders receive funds to hire a doctoral researcher (PhD candidate) to start their group.

 

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