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Browse news related to the Nonlinear Algebra group. Find press releases, essential research updates, accolades, and key announcements, as well as insightful interviews, partnerships, and outreach efforts.
Events
02.12.25
Dies Academicus at Leipzig University Dies Academicus at Leipzig University
On the occasion of the 616th Dies Academicus, the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science invites you to a festive colloquium on December 2, 2025.
In Conversation
15.10.25
Chow Lectures 2025 – In Conversation with Nima Arkani-Hamed Chow Lectures 2025 – In Conversation with Nima Arkani-Hamed
In the past week the Chow Lectures 2025 took place at the MPI MiS. We had the honor of
welcoming and interviewing this year’s speaker, the theoretical physicist Nima Arkani-
Hamed from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
Press Releases
13.08.25
The Shape of the Universe — Revealed Through Algebraic Geometry The Shape of the Universe — Revealed Through Algebraic Geometry
How can the behavior of elementary particles and the structure of the entire universe be described using the same mathematical concepts? This question is at the heart of recent work by Claudia Fevola and Anna-Laura Sattelberger, published in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society.
Math Planck People
02.07.25
Elke Neuhaus Elke Neuhaus
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!
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!
Women in Science
12.05.25
Happy International Women in Mathematics Day! Happy International Women in Mathematics Day!
On this special occasion, we invite you to watch our video featuring insights from our female group leaders – brilliant women shaping the future of mathematics.
Accolades
27.02.25
Building Bridges Between Algebraic Geometry and Various Scientific Fields Building Bridges Between Algebraic Geometry and Various Scientific Fields
Máté L. Telek has been honored with a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship to study positive real solutions of polynomial equations. Congratulations!
Accolades
21.01.25
Research Intern Matthieu Bouyer Awarded Prestigious Internship Medal Research Intern Matthieu Bouyer Awarded Prestigious Internship Medal
The Louis-Édouard Rivot medal is awarded to students from Ecole Polytechnique in France
for exceptional research internship work. This year’s medal in the field of mathematics and economics was presented to Matthieu Bouyer recognizing his research results at our MPI under supervision of Irem Portakal.
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Events
02.12.25
Dies Academicus at Leipzig University Dies Academicus at Leipzig University
On the occasion of the 616th Dies Academicus, the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science invites you to a festive colloquium on December 2, 2025.
Job Openings
29.10.25
Postdoc Call 2026 Postdoc Call 2026
The Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences (MPI MiS) invites applications for several Postdoctoral Research Positions to join our community exploring mathematical frontiers in interdisciplinary fields.
Math Planck People
21.10.25
Mikhail Glazkov Mikhail Glazkov
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!
PhD Life
17.10.25
Heat Flow, Mean Curvature Flow and Their Related Schemes Heat Flow, Mean Curvature Flow and Their Related Schemes
We congratulate Anton Ullrich on the successful defense of his dissertation: “Heat Flow, Mean Curvature Flow and Their Related Schemes”. His next career step will take him to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, United States, as a postdoctoral researcher.
In Conversation
15.10.25
Chow Lectures 2025 – In Conversation with Nima Arkani-Hamed Chow Lectures 2025 – In Conversation with Nima Arkani-Hamed
In the past week the Chow Lectures 2025 took place at the MPI MiS. We had the honor of
welcoming and interviewing this year’s speaker, the theoretical physicist Nima Arkani-
Hamed from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
Announcements
08.10.25
Connecting Modern Research with Riemann’s Vision Connecting Modern Research with Riemann’s Vision
Our scientist Jürgen Jost publishes a new edition of Bernhard Riemann — On the Hypotheses Which Lie at the Bases of Geometry, featuring expanded mathematical insights, a new section on metric geometry and machine learning, and further updates.
Job Openings
23.09.25
Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Low-Dimensional Topology or Dynamics Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Low-Dimensional Topology or Dynamics
The research group ‘Low-dimensional topology’ lead by Anna Parlak invites applications for one Postdoctoral Research Scientist.
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