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Former BIGS PhD student Mingjia Zhang receives the 2026 Maryam Mirzakhani News Frontiers Prize

The Breakthrough Prize Foundation announced the winners of the 2026 Breakthrough Prizes. Three women mathematicians recently completing PhDs each receives a $50,000 Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize. Among them is Mingjia Zhang, a former BIGS PhD student from Bonn.

Leading international conference on chip development was held in Bonn

The 2026 International Symposium on Physical Design (ISPD) took place in Bonn from 15 to 18 March. This marked the first time in its 35-year history that this leading international conference on integrated circuit design automation had been held in Europe. Following Taipei in 2024, it was only the second time that the conference had been held outside of the United States.

Gerd Faltings to receive the 2026 Abel Prize

For the first time ever, the Abel Prize has gone to a German—and this one is based at the University of Bonn! Mathematician Professor Gerd Faltings will receive the award in a ceremony in Oslo on May 26, 2026. The accolade has been presented every year since 2003 by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in the presence of the country’s king Harald V. Gerd Faltings is a Professor Emeritus of the University of Bonn and a former director of the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics (MPIM) in the city.

Angkana Rüland elected member of the Leopoldina

Angkana Rüland, Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Bonn and holder of a prestigious Hausdorff Chair at the HCM, has been elected as a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, on the recommendation of renowned colleagues.