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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.
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.
PhD Life
29.06.26
Your Voice in the PhD Community Your Voice in the PhD Community
Following the recent election, Angelo El Saliby, Leon Sebastian Duensing, and Sanjay Puneet Verma will serve as the new PhD representatives of our institute. We congratulate them and wish them every success in their new role.
Math Planck People
11.06.26
Rhys Steele Rhys Steele
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
19.05.26
The Taste of Mathematics - Felix Otto at 60 The Taste of Mathematics - Felix Otto at 60
We warmly congratulate our director Felix Otto on several special milestones this year, including his 60th birthday and his invitation as a plenary speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM), while also celebrating 30 years of the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences.
PhD Life
18.02.26
Structures in Flow – Successful PhD and New Appointment for Konstantin Kalinin Structures in Flow – Successful PhD and New Appointment for Konstantin Kalinin
Congratulations to Konstantin Kalinin on the successful defense of his doctoral dissertation in modern mathematical fluid dynamics and his appointment as William W. Elliott Assistant Research Professor of Mathematics at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Well done!
Accolades
15.01.26
Hausdorff Memorial Prize for Elena Demattè Hausdorff Memorial Prize for Elena Demattè
Our postdoctoral researcher Elena Demattè was honored with the Hausdorff Memorial Prize for her outstanding doctoral dissertation at the University of Bonn. We extend our warmest congratulations!
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
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.
Accolades
05.09.25
Felix Otto to Deliver Plenary Lecture at ICM 2026 Felix Otto to Deliver Plenary Lecture at ICM 2026
We are proud and delighted to announce that our Director Felix Otto has been invited to present a plenary lecture at the world’s most prestigious mathematics congress ICM 2026.
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PhD Life
09.09.26
Congratulations to Jiajun Shi Congratulations to Jiajun Shi
Congratulations to Jiajun Shi on the successful completion of his dissertation, which explores geodesic currents as a powerful framework for encoding and comparing geometric information on surfaces. We wish him all the best for his upcoming postdoctoral position at Seoul National University in South Korea!
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.
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