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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.
Math Planck People
04.02.26
Teresa Yu Teresa Yu
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
23.01.26
Anna-Laura Sattelberger Selected to the Young Academy | Mainz Anna-Laura Sattelberger Selected to the Young Academy | Mainz
We warmly congratulate our research group leader Anna-Laura Sattelberger on her selection to the Young Academy of the Academy of Sciences and Literature | Mainz. We wish her every success in her work within this exciting interdisciplinary network.
PhD Life
13.01.26
Laura Casabella - From PhD Success to Postdoc Laura Casabella - From PhD Success to Postdoc
Congratulations to Laura Casabella on the successful defense of her PhD dissertation on regular subdivisions at the interface of algebraic, tropical, and metric geometry. She has now joined Goethe University Frankfurt as a postdoctoral researcher.
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.
PhD Life
21.11.25
New Approaches in Computational Commutative Algebra New Approaches in Computational Commutative Algebra
Congratulations to Barbara Betti on successfully completing her PhD! Her research brings a fresh perspective to solving polynomial systems, blending classical Gröbner bases with the concept of Khovanskii bases to address problems in algebraic geometry and beyond.
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.
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Events
05.09.26
Art & Science Open Air Festival Art & Science Open Air Festival
Science meets creativity. Join us for the Max Planck Science Festival on September 5 at Heiter bis Wolkig, where art, science, and music come together. Enjoy inspiring talks, science comics, hands-on activities, and a diverse line-up of music acts – all in a relaxed festival atmosphere.
Future Proof
19.08.26
Future Proof - Pengfei Huang Future Proof - Pengfei Huang
Our postdoctoral researcher Pengfei Huang has been appointed an Zhicheng Young Professor / Associate Professor at the School of Mathematics at Nanjing University, China.
We wish you all the very best and every success!
Events
17.08.26
Dive Into Research 2026 Dive Into Research 2026
Our institute is playing a key role in the Dive into Research (DiR) workshop taking place from 10 August to 18 September 2026 at Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, as part of the Combinatorial Synergies initiative. A great example of collaboration between MPI-MiS and MPI-CBG!
Math Planck People
12.08.26
Andrea Rosana Andrea Rosana
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!
Announcements
05.08.26
Anna Wienhard Is Part of New Simons Collaboration Anna Wienhard Is Part of New Simons Collaboration
We are pleased to share that our director Anna Wienhard is part of the newly launched Simons Collaboration on Discrete Subgroups of Lie Groups, bringing together representation theory, geometry and probability theory to reveal new insights into the mathematical structures.
The first Summer School of the Simons Collaboration will be hosted at our institute in May 2027.
Events
23.07.26
ICM 2026 – MPI MiS at the World's Leading Mathematics Congress ICM 2026 – MPI MiS at the World's Leading Mathematics Congress
The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) 2026 opens today in Philadelphia – bringing together the world's leading mathematicians for one of the most prestigious events in the field. We are proud to be part of this global gathering with contributions to the scientific program, an international film premiere, and an exhibition booth.
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