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Nonlinear Algebra - News

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.

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Press Releases

12.01.18

Bernd Sturmfels Has Been Awarded the 2018 George David Birkhoff Prize Bernd Sturmfels Has Been Awarded the 2018 George David Birkhoff Prize

Our director Bernd Sturmfels has been awarded the 2018 George David Birkhoff Prize in Applied Mathematics recognizing his instrumental role in creating the field of applied algebraic geometry.

Press Releases

11.05.17

Bernd Sturmfels Appointed New Director Bernd Sturmfels Appointed New Director

Bernd Sturmfels has joined the board of directors of the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences. He will head a new working group on “Nonlinear Algebra” at the institute.

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Math Planck People

28.04.26

Marco Inversi Marco Inversi

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!

Prof. Luigi Ambrosio and Prof. Bernd Kirchheim smile together; Ambrosio holds the Teubner Medal, visible also on the blackboard behind them.

Press Releases

20.04.26

Luigi Ambrosio honored with Teubner Science Prize Luigi Ambrosio honored with Teubner Science Prize

This year’s Teubner Science Prize for the Promotion of Mathematical Sciences has been awarded to the Italian mathematician Luigi Ambrosio, honoring his outstanding contributions to calculus of variations, geometric measure theory, and differential equations. Congratulations!

Job Openings

08.04.26

PhD Call 2026 PhD Call 2026

The Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences (MPI MiS) offers funding for several PhD positions to join our community exploring mathematical frontiers in interdisciplinary fields.

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Press Releases

25.03.26

Turbulent Fluids: New Stochastic Models for the Analysis of Heat Transfer Turbulent Fluids: New Stochastic Models for the Analysis of Heat Transfer

Turbulent fluids play an important role in many natural and engineering processes. For a better understanding of heat transfer in these systems, the Emmy Noether Group at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences in Leipzig is developing stochastic models to investigate the role of noise in convection.

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PhD Life

16.03.26

Summa cum laude - Congratulations on Successful Dissertation Defense Summa cum laude - Congratulations on Successful Dissertation Defense

Maria Alejandra Ramirez successfully defended her dissertation on Classical and Evolutionary Game Theory. She continues her scientific career as a postdoctoral researcher at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Portrait of Felix Klein with his signature and the text: "Insights from the Outside"

Events

13.03.26

Felix Klein – Insights from the Outside Felix Klein – Insights from the Outside

To celebrate International Day of Mathematics, we warmly invite you to the film premiere: "Felix Klein – Insights from the Outside". Join us on Friday, March 13, 2026, at 6 p.m. at Cinestar Leipzig/Petersbogen to honor the life and work of Felix Klein. Admission free!

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