Because of the very positive feedback and high demand for this new fellowship, the possibility to apply for an Oberwolfach Research Fellowship is extended to end of December 2021.
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On November 27th, the Carl Friedrich von Siemens Foundation awards the Heinz Gumin Prize for Mathematics to Wolfgang Hackbusch, Director Emeritus of the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences. The foundation hereby recognizes his groundbreaking contributions to numerical mathematics, especially to the development of H-matrices and hierarchical tensors.
Due to worldwide travel restrictions in view of the corona pandemic the Mathematical Research Institute Oberwolfach (MFO) has limited additional capacity for small institutional collaborations in specific weeks before June 2021.
The newsletter informs on the latest news, developments and activities of the MFO, in particular with regard to the re-opening of the institute and the measures concerning the corona-crisis.
In order to react to the current crisis the MFO offers the possibility to apply for an Oberwolfach Research Fellowship. Because of the very positive feedback and high demand for this new fellowship, the possibility to apply is extended to end of 2021. Single researchers or groups up to four people can apply for a stay between two weeks and three months. Junior researchers and post-docs can apply for full scholarships and travel support.
The MFO publishes the video recordings of the annual Oberwolfach Lectures on its website.
The MFO is keeping a close eye on current developments and follows the instructions of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg, the Federal Ministry of Health, the Robert Koch Institut (RKI) and the World Health Organization. New guidelines and recommendations may very quickly result in the adjustment of our measures. Please inform yourself regularly on our website.
The newsletter informs on the latest news, developments and activities of the MFO.
Beginning from 1 April 2020 Prof. Dr. Matthias Hieber will support our Director Prof. Dr. Gerhard Huisken in managing the Institute.
The newsletter will inform you on the latest news and activities of the MFO, in particular with regard to the measures concerning the pandemic.