Jessica Fintzen earned two bachelor's degrees in mathematics and physics from Jacobs University Bremen before receiving her doctorate from Harvard University. After postdoctoral positions at the University of Michigan, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and Trinity College in Cambridge, she became a lecturer and Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge, as well as an assistant professor and later a full professor at Duke University. In 2022, she took up a professorship at the University of Bonn. She has been the recipient of the European Mathematical Society Prize, an ERC Starting Grant, won the AMS Cole Prize in Algebra and received a Royal Society University Research Fellowship.
The Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation (HLFF) organizes the annual Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF), a networking conference where 200 outstanding young researchers in mathematics and computer science interact with the recipients of the most renowned prizes in the fields. Another primary focus of the Foundation is turning the public’s attention toward mathematics and computer science, not only to awaken but to strengthen their interest, such as through events and exhibitions. The HLFF was established and is funded by the German foundation Klaus Tschira Stiftung (KTS), which promotes natural sciences, mathematics and computer science.
The application deadline for the Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) 2026 is Feb 11, 2026. See https://www.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org for details.