(July 28, 2025) The two books present the lecture notes of the Oberwolfach Seminars on "Stochastic Geophysical Fluid Dynamics" (vol. 55) and "Variational and Information Flows in Machine Learning and Optimal Transport" (vol. 56) given in fall 2022 and 2023.
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(July 22, 2025) Edited by Maria Remenyi and Volker Remmert, the volume brings together contributions by historians of science, mathematicians and historians of mathematics. The authors examine the evolving conference traditions in Oberwolfach between 1945 and 1960.
(July 18, 2025) 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.
(June 16, 2025) 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.
(April 22, 2025) 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.
(April 22, 2025) 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.
(April 6, 2025) 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.
(April 1, 2025) 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.
(February 6, 2025) 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.
(February 4, 2025) 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 April 7, 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.
(January 16, 2025) 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.
(January 13, 2025) The MFO's annual report for 2023 is now available online.
(December 11, 2024) 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.
(November 18, 2024) 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.
(October 7, 2024) 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.
(July 9, 2024) 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.
(July 1, 2024) 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.