On Thursday, 7 June, construction work began at the institute to expand the dining hall. We are making every effort to minimize any disruptions and to ensure that the workshop program continues smoothly and without compromise.
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In cooperation with the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach the Oberwolfach Foundation calls for nominations for the Oberwolfach Prize 2025. The prize is endowed with 10,000 € and is awarded to early-career researchers with outstanding achievements in analysis and applied mathematics. We invite all experienced researchers in the field to submit nominations before 1 August 2025 to the director of the institute.
In cooperation with the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach the Oberwolfach Foundation calls for nominations for this year's John Todd Award. The John Todd Award is endowed with 1,000 € and recognizes early-career scientists with excellent achievements in numerical analysis. We invite all experienced researchers in the field to submit nominations before 1 August 2025 to the director of the institute.
Convex polytopes are geometric objects that look deceptively simple. They occur everywhere in mathematics and have practical applications in everyday life – like organizing your grocery shopping list. In this snapshot of modern mathematics from Oberwolfach, written by Michael Joswig, you get into contact with a long-standing, unsolved question in mathematics, which you can explore interactively.
The recently published MaRDI newsletter continues the series of MaRDI services, showcasing research data services and practical tools developed by MaRDI for and with the mathematical community.
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.
The Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics (MFO), Germany, and the Australian Mathematical Research Institute MATRIX invite proposals for a tandem workshop taking place simultaneously in a hybrid format at MATRIX and MFO in the week of 6-11 September 2026.
(Updated 7 April 2025) NSF currently conducts a comprehensive review of their financial assistance programs to determine programs, projects and activities that may be implicated by the recent executive orders of the president of the USA. Therefore, the support by the grant DMS-2230648 (US Oberwolfach Junior Fellows) is uncertain until the review is completed.
The 11th MaRDI Newsletter kicks off the new series "MaRDI Services", showcasing research-data services and tangible tools developed by MaRDI for and from the mathematical community.
The MFO's annual report for 2023 is now available online.
Ph.D. students and postdocs are invited to apply for the Oberwolfach Seminars in 2025. The seminars are organized by leading experts in the field, and address to promising early career researchers from all over the world. The aim is to introduce the participants to a particular interesting development.
The snapshot of modern mathematics from Oberwolfach by Sarah-Tanja Hess, Angélica Torres and Mirte van der Eyden describes how concepts from metric algebraic geometry can help in planning a weekend trip to the Black Forest.
The main article presents the exciting history of the four-color theorem. It was the first major theorem in pure mathematics whose proof relied on a computer. Its development, the reactions it generated, and its long-term impact highlight the increasing relevance of research data in modern mathematics.
The book written by Albert Ai, Thomas Alazard, Mihaela Ifrim, and Daniel Tataru presents the lecture notes from the corresponding Oberwolfach Seminar given in fall 2022 at the MFO.
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.
The Mathematical Research Institute Oberwolfach (MFO), Germany and the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences (RIMS), Kyoto University, Japan invite proposals for a Tandem-Workshop taking place simultaneously in a hybrid format at MFO and RIMS in the week 17-21 February 2025.
The MFO remembers James Harris Simons who passed away on May 10, 2024, as a generous supporter of mathematics, including the MFO.
Rock-paper-scissors, or pen-paper-compass ... What (else) does a researcher need? In the spring issue of the MaRDI Newsletter, you may follow the evolution of scientific tools that have changed the practice of research.
The MFO once again received an excellent rating by the Senate of the Leibniz Association in the regular evaluation process. In its statement of March 19, 2024, the Senate recommends to continue the joint funding of the institute by the federal and state governments.
"How can we fairly divide a necklace with various types of beads? We use this problem as a motivating example to explain how geometry naturally appears in solutions of non-geometric problems. The strategy we develop to solve this problem has been used in several other contexts." Read more in the snapshot "The Geometry of Fair Division" by Florian Frick...