(February 3, 2026) We are proud to announce that Prof. Dr. Gerhard Huisken, Director of MFO and Professor of mathematics at the University of Tübingen, has been awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in recognition of outstanding service and exceptional contributions to mathematics. We warmly congratulate Professor Huisken on this well-deserved distinction.
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The newsletter will inform you on the latest news and activities of the MFO, in particular with regard to open calls and upcoming scientific events at the Institute.
(December 15, 2025) The schedule of the short-term programs in 2027 is now published. It contains the final list of Workshops and half-size Workshops that have been approved for 2027, as well as fixed time slots for Mini-Workshops and Oberwolfach Seminars for which proposals can now be submitted.
(December 12, 2025) Ph.D. students and postdocs are invited to apply for the Oberwolfach Seminars in 2026. The seminars are organized by leading experts in the field. They are aimed at promising early career researchers from all over the world and introduce participants to particular interesting developments.
(December 10, 2025) The Oberwolfach Foundation awards in cooperation with the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach the John Todd Award 2025 to Jonas Latz for his outstanding contributions in the field of numerical analysis. The award will be presented in 2026 during a festive event.
(November 27, 2025) The Oberwolfach Foundation awards in cooperation with the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach the Oberwolfach Prize 2025 to Yu Deng (Chicago) for his outstanding achievements in Analysis and Applied Mathematics. The award will be presented in 2026 during a festive ceremony.
(October 16, 2025) We are pleased to announce that the video recording of the Oberwolfach Lecture 2025, held on October 11th by Alessio Figalli, is now available online.