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Collaborative Research Grant for Michael Friedman

Michael Friedman (HCM, University of Bonn) and Deborah Kent (University St. Andrews) won a Collaborative Research Grant on “On Proofs and Partnerships: How AI, Big Data, and Proof Assistants are Transforming Mathematical Practices” (2026-2027). The project starts on January 1, 2026.

Catharina Stroppel appointed as new director at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics

Catharina Stroppel, professor at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Bonn and member of the Hausdorff Center for Mathematics, has been appointed as a director of the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics (MPIM) in Bonn. She will take up her full-time position at the MPIM in March 2026.

Tasho Kaletha to receive 2026 Chevalley Prize in Lie Theory

Together with Zhiwei Yun (MIT), Tasho Kaletha from the Mathematical Institute of the University of Bonn, will receive the 2026 Chevalley Prize in Lie Theory, based on several recent publications. The Chevalley Prize in Lie Theory is given for notable work in Lie theory published during the preceding six years.

Solveig Tränkner receives the Ada Lovelace Prize from the INS

For the 2024/25 academic year, Solveig Tränkner was awarded the Ada Lovelace Prize for Female Mathematicians by the Institute for Numerical Simulation (INS) for her Bachelor's thesis, entitled "Data Visualisation with t-SNE in Theory and Practice", which was supervised by Jochen Garcke.