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.
Miscellaneous
04.09.25
CIMPA Summer School in Türkiye CIMPA Summer School in Türkiye
This summer, Şefika Kuzgun and co-organizers successfully organized a CIMPA School on Probability and Analysis in Türkiye – promoting a branch of mathematics that has so far received little attention in Türkiye and neighboring countries.
PhD Life
20.08.25
Christian Wagner Successfully Defends PhD on Randomness in Mathematical Models Christian Wagner Successfully Defends PhD on Randomness in Mathematical Models
Christian Wagner, a PhD student in Felix Otto’s group, has successfully defended his doctoral thesis “On the Influence of Quenched Randomness on the Large-Scale Behavior in Drift-Diffusion Equations and Variational Interface Models.” Congratulations!
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!
Math Planck People
26.05.25
Lucas Broux Lucas Broux
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!
In Conversation
23.05.25
Always Try New Ideas: In Conversation with Adriana Garroni Always Try New Ideas: In Conversation with Adriana Garroni
We had the pleasure of speaking with Adriana Garroni, Full Professor of Analysis at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" and a leading expert in the calculus of variations, as part of her visit to our institute for the 2025 Ladyzhenskaya Lecture.
Accolades
25.02.25
Benjamin Gess appointed to Academy of Sciences Mainz Benjamin Gess appointed to Academy of Sciences Mainz
Our group leader Benjamin Gess was recently appointed as a full member of the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz. We extend our warmest congratulations on this great honor.
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Institute News
Job Openings
05.02.26
PhD Position in Stochastic Analysis at IMPRS Leipzig PhD Position in Stochastic Analysis at IMPRS Leipzig
MPI MiS, the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, will launch a new Emmy Noether Group on "Noise in Convection: Modelling and Analysis" led by Theresa Lange. The group investigates the interplay between randomness and convection in fluid flows. For this work, we are looking for a PhD Student.
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.
Math Planck People
20.01.26
New Impetus from Three New Research Groups New Impetus from Three New Research Groups
Last year, we have been pleased to welcome three new research group leaders to our institute. They enrich both the breadth of our research topics and the inspiring collaborative atmosphere at the institute. We would like to extend a warm welcome to Anna Parlak, Dani Kaufman, and Bian Wu.
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!
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.
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