2025

At the beginning of July, Prof. Dr. Lisa Sauermann (University of Bonn) gave an accessible introduction to combinatorics, a branch of mathematics dealing with discrete structures, at the Schloss in Münster. The recording of her lecture is now available on our Cluster of Excellence’s YouTube channel for everyone interested. [de]

In order to give particularly talented high school students an insight into study programmes and research, the University of Münster has been a cooperation partner of the "Schülerakademie für Mathematik und Informatik NRW" (SMIMS) since 2022. Last week, the young maths talents visited our Faculty and our Cluster of Excellence to listen to short lectures and receive individual advice on study programmes and careers in science.

We asked two current and two former MATHRIX Assistant Professors about the highlights and opportunities that the programme has offered them. Kristin Gabe, Anna Gusakova, Franziska Jahnke and Aleksandra Kwiatkowska share their experiences.

Prof. Dr. Hendrik Weber, investigator at Mathematics Münster, is currently spending a research stay at the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath) in Berkeley, USA, funded by a Clay Senior Scholar Award. As part of the introductory workshop “Kinetic Theory & Stochastic Partial Differential Equations”, he gave a mini-course on “Stochastic PDEs and Scaling Limits”. The video recordings are now available.

Prof. Dr. Shirly Geffen, investigator of Mathematics Münster, works in the field of operator algebras, and more specifically, C*-algebras. Since 2024, she has held a permanent professorship at the University of Münster. In this interview, she shares how she discovered her research field, how her academic path led her from Israel to a MATHRIX assistant professorship in Münster, and what she finds particularly beautiful about mathematics. 

The purpose of the meeting is to study relationships between local and global invariants in Riemannian Geometry. Our intention is to bring together experts in the field as well as young mathematicians.

We invite applications for two MATHRIX Assistant Professorships in Mathematics, deadline 30 September 2025. One of the positions will be filled in an area of theoretical mathematics, and one in an area of applied mathematics. The two positions, each running for 3+3 years, come with an attractive start-up package.

This is a joint seminar of research groups from Bielefeld and Münster. It started in 2015 and usually takes place once every semester, either in Bielefeld or in Münster. The topics of interest include group theory, geometry and topology. Everyone is welcome to participate in the lectures.

Dr. Maxime Ramzi and Prof. Dr. Thomas Nikolaus will give a talk "Euler characteristics, algebraic K-Theory and the Farrell-Jones conjecture" at the CRC Colloquium on 15 July 2025. The talk takes place at 4 pm in lecture hall M2. An informal reception will follow in the Cluster Common Room.

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Amra Hasečić as a WiRe Fellow at Mathematics Münster. Originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, she has joined the group led by Mario Ohlberger as a postdoctoral researcher. Her research focuses on investigating the potential of machine learning to predict internal temperature fields in fluid flows, utilising data from simplified simulations that do not account for radiation.

Am Freitag, 11. Juli 2025, ging es beim Wissenschaftsfestival "SchlauRaum"um Mathematik: "Wir folgen dem kleinen Medicus durch den Körper – mit mathematisch-medizinischer Bildgebung!" war der Titel des Vortrags von Prof. Dr. Benedikt Wirth von unserem Exzellenzcluster Mathematik Münster, dem viele interessierte Zuhörer:innen im Open-Air-Hörsaal in der Stubengasse folgten.

Research at the new "Interdisciplinary Center for Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Disease Dynamics" (IMMIDD) , which had its Inaugural Symposium at the University of Münster on 10 July, aims to contribute to the fight against pandemics. Prof. Dr. Christian Engwer, a member of our Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster, is involved in the center. In a guest article, he explains the role that numerical simulations play in this research. [de]

Last week, the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science held its graduation ceremony in the "Schloss". All doctoral graduates who successfully completed their doctorate in the past year were invited to attend, along with their families and friends. We congratulate all graduates, especially the 25 doctoral graduates from Mathematics Münster!

The second poster session of our Mathematics Münster Graduate School (MMGS) took place on 2 July. The very well attended event started with short presentations at the "Poster Blitz". Afterwards, the speakers gave detailed information about their research projects in the Cluster Lounge.

The two YAM Fellows for 2024/2025, Herimamy T. Rafenomanantsoa and Joseline Doriane Simo Tekeu, will present the research they have been conducting during their year at Mathematics Münster. At the end of the event, certificates for successfully completing the Young African Mathematicians Fellowship will be awarded.

On 27 June 2025, the two graduates of the Young African Mathematicians (YAM) Fellowship Programme, Herimamy T. Rafenomanantsoa and Joseline Doriane Simo Tekeu, presented the results of their research projects.

We invited everybody to the next event of our public lecture series "Brücken in der Mathematik" (Bridges in Mathematics) on 2 July 2025, 6:30 pm in the "Schloss". Prof. Dr. Lisa Sauermann (University of Bonn) will give a talk on "Von Regenbogen-Kreisen und dem Zufall in der Kombinatorik" (in German). Register now!

Our summer school in stochastic analysis will feature lectures by leading experts in the field. The programme will cover modern aspects of stochastic analysis, pertaining to the long-time analysis of dynamical systems. Topics of interest will include, e.g., interacting particle systems and scaling limits. The school is designed for young researchers, offering an opportunity to interact with other researchers and young mathematicians in the field.

Beim "Zukunftsmarkt " an Bord des Ausstellungsschiffs "MS Wissenschaft" stellten gestern Prof. Dr. Mario Ohlberger und Dr. Hendrik Kleikamp, Forscher unseres Exzellenzclusters, neue mathematische Methoden vor, um Prozesse in Batterien am Computer zu untersuchen und zu optimieren. An einer interaktiven Station konnten Interessierte selbst mit den mathematischen Methoden experimentieren.

This is the forth in the series of workshops that institutionalize the tradition of the BOS-Workshops on stochastic geometry. The intention of this series is that researchers from the Westphalian Polygon of Locations (Bielefeld-Osnabrück-Münster-Bochum-Dortmund) meet once per semester to discuss their ongoing SPP 2265 research projects in an informal atmosphere and jointly develop new research ideas.

Great joy at Mathematics Münster: Today, Thursday (22 May), the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the German Science and Humanities Council (WR) announced that the Cluster of Excellence "Mathematics Münster: Dynamics - Geometry - Structure" will be founded for a further seven years from January 2026. This makes the Cluster one of 70 research centres at German universities that are being funded in the "first funding line" of the Excellence Strategy. They prevailed in the competition with a total of 98 applications.

Prof. Dr. Ralf Schindler and Prof. Dr. Dr. Katrin Tent, both investigators at our Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster, have independently been invited to present their research at the prestigious International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) being held in in Philadelphia, USA, in July 2026. In short interviews, you will learn what the invitation to the ICM means for the two researchers and gain an insight into the fields of research and the topics of the ICM talks.

We are pleased that Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Werner (Case Western Reserve University) has joined our Cluster as a new Münster Research Fellow. She is a world-leading expert in convex geometry, functional analysis, and probability theory. During her stay until mid-August, she will intensify her collaborations with Anna Gusakova.

The North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences and Arts (AWK) has appointed Prof. Dr. Eva Viehmann from our Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster as a new member. At the Academy's annual celebration on May 14, the AWK presidency welcomed a total of twelve new members who excel through their expertise and research. Eva Viehmann was admitted to the Class of Natural Sciences and Medicine.

In his talk "The Art and Mathematics of Curved Origami" on 15 May, Prof. Dr. Jun Mitani (University of Tsukuba) introduced his work on curved folding, including artistic examples and design methods. It also touched on origami's cultural and engineering aspects, and concluded with a hands-on curved folding workshop.

This spring school is devoted to several topics in probability theory, like point processes, interacting particle systems, random graphs and stochastic geometry, related by the common theme "Random Discrete Structures". The schedule will consist of three mini-courses as well as the number of short talks. We stress that attendance is of course open to everyone.

We are celebrating women and gender diversity in mathematics with several events throughout the week from 12-16 May 2025 in the context of "May12 initiative", the International Women in Maths Day. Check the programme and join in!

Representatives of German universities and societies will discuss pressing questions of research and teaching in applied mathematics with the DFG's mathematics representatives.

We are happy to welcome Prof. Dr. Astrid an Huef (Victoria University of Wellington) to our Cluster. An Huef is a functional analyst who specialises in operator algebras that impinge on other areas of modern mathematics such as dynamics, graph theory, number theory and harmonic analysis. During her stay at Mathematics Münster until mid-June, she will intensify her collaborations with Wilhelm Winter.

Both, non-reciprocity and mass conservation, have far reaching generic consequences for the universal dynamical behaviour of the concerned wide range of non-equilibrium systems. Results of many particular approaches to the mathematical modelling of such systems have shown that classical concepts of nonlinear and statistical physics, such as phase transitions, need to be reconsidered and developed further.

This is a series of meetings, with the aim of bringing together the geometric group theorists, topologists, and geometers in the North-Rhine Westphalia region of Germany.

Prof. Dr. Katharina Hübner (Goethe Universität Frankfurt) will give a talk on "Paths in nonarchimedean spaces" at the Colloquium Wilhelm Killing on 24 April 2025. The talk takes place at 2:15 pm in lecture hall M4.
 

On 7 April 2025, Benjamin Risse, Tim Hahn, Mario Ohlberger, and Thomas Nikolaus published a call for the establishment of new data institutes in the German newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine." Read a summary in English.

Get an insight into the research of six new postdoctoral researchers of Mathematics Münster. In short scientific presentations Gayrat Toshpulatov, Dario Reggiani, Francesco Deangelis, Floris Vermeulen, Ioannis Zachos and Sam Shepherd will introduce their topics. The talks take place within the Colloquium Wilhelm Killing on 10 April 2025 at 2:15 pm in lecture hall M4.

As of now and until 1 May 2025, you can apply for doctoral and postdoctoral positions at Mathematics Münster. Applications as a "Young Research Group" and for Ada Lovelace fellowships are also possible. Benefit from the stimulating research environment in Münster!

On 3 April 2025, the "Girls' Day", 24 school students visited us to learn more about studying and working as mathematicians. Here are some impressions of the programme, which involved many members of our Cluster.

This workshop on Stochastic Partial Differential Equations (SPDE) aims to provide an intensive series of lectures delivered by leading researchers in the field. Over the course of a week, young researchers will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of SPDE and foster scientific exchange. The goal is to stimulate collaboration and advance knowledge among junior researchers through expert-led sessions and interactive discussions.

Whether in the management of claims adjustment, IT security, or customer base forecasting – mathematics can solve many business-related issues. Practical examples were provided last week at the event "Mathematics meets Business", organised by our Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster and the IHK Nord Westfalen. Early-career researchers from the MMGS met with business representatives to develop practical solutions for specific challenges. [de]

In the second episode of Postdoc Paper Talk, Dr. Ksenia Fedosova discusses her recently published paper "Convolution identities for divisor sums and modular forms" in PNAS with Prof. Dr. Christopher Deninger. Ksenia Fedosova works at the intersection of global analysis, number theory, and mathematical physics.

More than 100 participants explored various facets of the theme of Mathematics and Art on 14th March 2025, the International Day of Mathematics, for an afternoon.

The Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science and the Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster invite applications for a Professorship (W3 level) in Pure Mathematics, Bridging the Gaps Chair. We are seeking a mathematician with an exceptional international research profile whose work bridges different areas of mathematics and aligns with the research objectives of Mathematics Münster. Application deadline: 30 April 2025.

Eva Viehmann is a guest on the podcast "Pi & Power – Klischees durchbrechen, Geschichten erzählen"! She talks about her passion for algebra, her experiences as a mathematics student, her daily research work, and the stereotypes mathematicians often encounter. The podcast is produced by the Department of Mathematics at TU Darmstadt and the Collaborative Research Centre Gaus. (in German)

We welcome Dr. Peter Morfe as a new Young Research Fellow at our Cluster. He is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences in Leipzig and an expert in the theory of homogenisation of elliptic and parabolic differential operators, including operators with random coefficients. During his stay until the end of February, he will collaborate with Guilherme De Lima Feltes and Hendrik Weber.

We welcome Prof. Dr. Alcides Buss (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil) as a Münster Research Fellow. He is a distinguished researcher in the field of Operator Algebras. During his stay at our Cluster in February 2025, he will intensify his collaboration with the Operator Algebra group and many other researchers from Mathematics Münster.

Model Theory meets GGT is a week-long conference aimed at bringing together young researchers in the areas of Model Theory and Geometric Group Theory. These two areas exhibit a rich interplay, and the mini-courses and research talks will be aimed to display topics in this intersection. Furthermore, there will be a lightning talks session in which all participants are encouraged to give a brief introduction to their own research and interests, so as to foster even more interaction between the participants.

As a Henriette Herz Scout, Prof. Dr. Franziska Jahnke can recommend postdocs from abroad for a Humboldt Research Fellowship. Now the investigator of Mathematics Münster has taken this opportunity to bring Dr. Mariana Vicaria and Dr. Floris Vermeulen to Münster. In this interview, they talk about their reasons to come to Münster, their research projects, and their start.

The workshop is aimed at algebraic and arithmetic geometers curious about the potential application of model theory in their research, as well as at model theorists who are keen to learn how their tools may be extended to answer questions of geometric interest.

This is a joint seminar of research groups from Bielefeld and Münster. It started in 2015 and usually takes place once every semester, either in Bielefeld or in Münster. The topics of interest include group theory, geometry and topology. Everyone is welcome to participate in the lectures.

We welcome Dr. Radhika Gupta as a new Young Research Fellow at our Cluster. She is a Reader at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. Her work is mostly in geometric group theory, where she made important contributions on the geometry of CAT(0) groups and free-by-cyclic groups. During her stay until mid February, she will work on this topic with Benjamin Brück and Katrin Tent, but she is always open for mathematical exchange on various topics.

For his contribution to the research programme "Recent Trends in Stochastic Partial Differential Equations", Prof. Dr. Hendrik Weber, investigator at Mathematics Münster, has been awarded a Clay Senior Scholar Award by the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath, formerly MSRI).

Prof. Dr. Jörg Schürmann, Prof. Dr. Raimar Wulkenhaar and Dr. Yifei Zhao will give a talk on "Moduli spaces of curves and mathematical physics" at the CRC Colloquium on 10 January 2025. The talk takes place at 3:15 pm in lecture hall M3.