PhD Life
30.05.25
Meet Our New PhD Representatives Meet Our New PhD Representatives
We are proud to introduce the newly elected PhD representatives at our Institute. Congratulations to Nicolas Weiss, Nat Kendal-Freedman, and Felix Lotter!
PhD Life
22.04.25
Building Bridges Between Mathematics and the Life Sciences Building Bridges Between Mathematics and the Life Sciences
We congratulate Giulio Zucal on successfully defending his PhD thesis, in which he presents cutting-edge tools to explore the structure and underlying geometry of networks. Now a postdoctoral fellow in the ELBE program, he continues to investigate the connection between mathematics and the life sciences.
PhD Life
29.10.24
Exploring Metaphors and Shaping Social Transformation Exploring Metaphors and Shaping Social Transformation
We congratulate Marie Teich on successfully completing her PhD in Digital Humanities. Marie has recently started teaching at the American University in Kyiv. She is also actively involved in a research group initiative that helps shape social and cultural transformations. We wish Marie all the very best!
PhD Life
16.05.24
Congratulations to Fabio Di Nocera Congratulations to Fabio Di Nocera
Fabio Di Nocera successfully defended his dissertation, in which he explores a formalism for creating a unified framework that allows the description of both, classical and quantum information geometry, together. Congratulations and our best wishes for the future.
In Conversation
15.12.23
Raffaella Mulas in Conversation With Jürgen Jost Raffaella Mulas in Conversation With Jürgen Jost
Raffaella Mulas, former group leader at MPI MiS, interviewed Director Jürgen Jost. Explore Jost's journey in mathematics and beyond, and learn about the mysterious Erdős-Bacon number in their lighthearted conversation.
Research Briefs
28.09.23
What Lie Algebras Can Tell Us About Jordan Algebras What Lie Algebras Can Tell Us About Jordan Algebras
Our latest Research Brief from the group of Jürgen Jost explores links between algebra and geometry. They discuss connections between Jordan algebras and Lie groups and investigate symmetries in algebraic structures.
Press Releases
08.09.23
What Do Neurons, Fireflies and Dancing the Nutbush Have in Common? What Do Neurons, Fireflies and Dancing the Nutbush Have in Common?
Synchronicity is all around us, but it is poorly understood. Jürgen Jost, Joseph Lizier, and colleagues have now developed new tools to understand how human and natural networks fall in and out of sync.
Miscellaneous
02.08.23
Cohomological Field Theories Secure Successful Dissertation Cohomological Field Theories Secure Successful Dissertation
Congratulations also go to Shuhan Jiang for his successful dissertation defense. He is a researcher in the group of Jürgen Jost, who was his advisor for his great work on "Mathematical Structures of Cohomological Field Theories". All the best for your future!
Math Planck People
10.07.23
Renata Possobon Renata Possobon
Meet the latest addition to our Math Planck People roster: Renata Possobon. She is currently a PhD student in Jürgen Jost's Dynamical Systems Group and shares a closer glimpse into her academic pursuits in our portrait.
Research
03.05.23
Journey to the Final Structure: New Paper Reveals Six Stages of Periodic Table Development Journey to the Final Structure: New Paper Reveals Six Stages of Periodic Table…
Guillermo Restrepo and his colleagues describe the six steps the periodic table took to converge on its final structure. Their findings have just been published in the Nature journal Communications Chemistry.
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Institute News
Events
20.06.25
Long Night of the Sciences 2025 Long Night of the Sciences 2025
JUNE 20 - 6:00 to 10:00 P.M. CAMPUS AUGUSTUSPLATZ - Mathematics is all around us – often hidden, but always present in our daily lives. During our Long Night of Mathematics, we invite you to explore this hidden world: surprising, fascinating, and entertaining.
Women in Science
12.06.25
What School Doesn’t Teach Us About Mathematics What School Doesn’t Teach Us About Mathematics
Our director, Anna Wienhard, is one of the distinguished members of the Hector Fellow Academy. In a video portrait by the Academy, she offers insights into her scientific work and the fascinating world of mathematics.
Accolades
10.06.25
Young Talent Award for Laura Casabella Young Talent Award for Laura Casabella
Our PhD student Laura Casabella has been honored with the Young Talent Award by the Special Interest Group Computer Algebra – Fachgruppe Computeralgebra. Congratulations!
Accolades
04.06.25
Simon Telen to Receive SIAM Award Simon Telen to Receive SIAM Award
Our group leader Simon Telen has been awarded the 2025 SIAM Activity Group on Algebraic Geometry Agnes Szanto Early Career Prize. SIAM has now published a blog post about his work – check it out.
PhD Life
30.05.25
Meet Our New PhD Representatives Meet Our New PhD Representatives
We are proud to introduce the newly elected PhD representatives at our Institute. Congratulations to Nicolas Weiss, Nat Kendal-Freedman, and Felix Lotter!
Math Planck People
26.05.25
Lucas Broux Lucas Broux
Research at MPI MiS is as diverse and multifaceted as the people who pursue it. Our Math Planck People portrait series gives a face to our research and introduces the personalities that make up our institute - our scientists & staff. Meet our brilliant minds!
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