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Read MPI MiS press releases for timely coverage of pioneering research in leading journals, compelling events and announcements, and notable accolades.
Press Releases
27.02.20
Gmelin-Beilstein Medal Will Be Awarded to Guillermo Restrepo Gmelin-Beilstein Medal Will Be Awarded to Guillermo Restrepo
The German Chemical Society honors Prof. Dr. Guillermo Restrepo with the Gmelin-Beilstein memorial medal. The scientist is recognized for his scientific expertise in the fields of mathematics, history and philosophy of chemistry.
Press Releases
31.01.20
Growth Dynamics – What Unites Growth Processes of Cells and Entire Ecosystems? Growth Dynamics – What Unites Growth Processes of Cells and Entire Ecosystems?
The Humboldt Foundation has awarded Dr. Ian A. Hatton a Humboldt Research Fellowship. In a two-year research stay at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences in Leipzig, Hatton plans to expand his studies of biological scaling and growth dynamics.
Press Releases
08.01.20
Blurred Lines – Mathematical Software Unites Theory and Practice Blurred Lines – Mathematical Software Unites Theory and Practice
Classically there is a clear distinction between theoretical and applied mathematics in the classification of different fields in the mathematical sciences. Bernd Sturmfels along with Paul Breiding and Sascha Timme present a novel approach that illustrates how this line can be blurred.
Press Releases
02.12.19
An Exceptional Enrichment for Mathematical Research in Leipzig An Exceptional Enrichment for Mathematical Research in Leipzig
Prof. Dr. Michael Joswig, Einstein-Professor of discrete mathematics and geometry at the Technical University of Berlin, was appointed Max Planck Fellow by the Max Planck Society.
Press Releases
27.02.19
Heinz Maier Leibnitz Prize Goes to Nicolas Perkowski Heinz Maier Leibnitz Prize Goes to Nicolas Perkowski
Nicolas Perkowski, research group leader at our institute and Junior-Professor at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, receives this year's Heinz Maier Leibnitz Prize of DFG. This prize is considered the most important award for young scientists in Germany.
Press Releases
12.11.18
First Steps Towards a New Mathematical Physics Center in Leipzig First Steps Towards a New Mathematical Physics Center in Leipzig
The interplay between mathematics and theoretical physics is at the center of a new joint initiative of the Faculties of Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics and Geosciences of the University of Leipzig and the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences.
Press Releases
30.10.18
Not Only Arguments Count Not Only Arguments Count
The phenomenon of opinion polarization has gained a lot of public attention in recent years, especially in the political context.
Press Releases
21.08.18
Looking at Data Through the Lens of Algebraic Geometry Looking at Data Through the Lens of Algebraic Geometry
In the recent article “Learning algebraic varieties from samples”, a group of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences has presented a novel approach to the analysis of datasets that possess an inherent geometric structure.
Press Releases
15.08.18
Million Funding for Deep Learning Project in Leipzig Million Funding for Deep Learning Project in Leipzig
Dr. Guido Montúfar, research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences Leipzig, has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for excellent young researchers.
Press Releases
25.06.18
International Award for Leipzig Mathematician Felix Otto International Award for Leipzig Mathematician Felix Otto
Professor Felix Otto, director at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, has been awarded the Prof. Luigi Tartufari International Prize for Mathematics.
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