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Newsletter 2025-II

(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.

Construction work on the dining hall

(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.

Call for Nominations: Oberwolfach Prize 2025

(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.

Call for Nominations: John Todd Award 2025

(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.

Convex Polytopes and Linear Programs

(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.

12th MarRDI Newsletter: "Pack your Data"

(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.

Newsletter 2025-I

(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.

Call for proposals: MATRIX-MFO Tandem Workshop in September 2026

(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.

Travel support for US Oberwolfach Junior Fellows currently uncertain

(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.