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The Hausdorff Center for Mathematics (HCM), established in 2006 as the first German Cluster of Excellence in Mathematics, is a major center for mathematical research and international scientific exchange. Its spectrum ranges from pure and applied mathematics to interdisciplinary research, including theoretical economics. HCM features the Hausdorff Research Institute (HIM) with its trimester programs and the Hausdorff school for Mathematics (HSM) which is the central institution serving all early-career researchers in mathematics at Bonn: from doctoral students to advanced postdocs.

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Hausdorff Memorial Prize awarded to Elena Demattè and Lars Becker

As every year, the Department of Mathematics of the University of Bonn awarded the Hausdorff Memorial Prize for the best dissertation in mathematics. This year, the jury decided to award the Hausdorff Memorial Prize for the academic year 2024/2025 twice, honoring Elena Demattè and Lars Becker. Joscha Gedicke, Chairman of the Department of Mathematics, presented the award on January 15.

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.

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Hausdorff Chairs

The Hausdorff Chairs make it possible to complement the faculty without the usual constraints in terms of timing and fields. We seek internationally outstanding scientists who fit into the broad spectrum of the Hausdorff Center.

Stefan
Müller

Sven
Rady

Angkana
Rüland

Lisa
Sauermann

Christoph
Thiele

Felix Hausdorff

The center is named after the famous mathematician Felix Hausdorff. Felix Hausdorff was born on 8 November 1868 in Breslau as the son of a Jewish merchant. He was appointed associate professor in Bonn in 1910 and assumed a full professorship in 1913 in Greifswald. He returned to Bonn in 1921 to continue his work until 1935. During the national socialist regime, he suffered increasing harassment and humiliation until 26 Januar 1942, when he and his wife chose suicide over imminent deportation to a concentration camp. With his masterpiece Grundzüge der Mengenlehre (1914), Hausdorff established topology as an independent discipline in mathematics. In addition, Hausdorff made significant contributions to general and descriptive set theory, measure theory, algebra, functional anaylsis, probability theory, and insurance mathematics.

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