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Catharina Stroppel appointed as new director at MPIM

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Catharina Stroppel has been appointed as the new director of MPIM. From December 1, 2025, to February 28, 2026, she will perform her duties on an adjunct basis. She is employed at the University of Bonn until she takes up her full-time position at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in March 2026.

Gérard Laumon 1952-2025

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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Gérard Laumon. Laumon was a distinguished mathematician whose works have helped to shape modern arithmetic geometry.

Carlo Pagano awarded the MCA Prize 2025

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Carlo Pagano of Concordia University, a frequent and recent visitor at Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn, has received the MCA Prize 2025. Every four years, the Mathematical Council of the Americas applauds the work of five early career mathematicians. The conference and award ceremony were held this year in Miami, Florida. 

Dennis Gaitsgory Plenary Speaker at ICM 2026. Many Invited Speakers with Ties to MPIM

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Dennis Gaitsgory, director at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn, will be a plenary speaker at the next International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM), which will take place on July 23-30, 2026 in Philadelphia. Valentin Blomer and Jessica Fintzen, both members of MPIM's scientific committee, are invited section speakers. In addition, the speakers include a number of former long term or recurring visitors and a former PhD student:

Carlo Pagano awarded André Aisenstadt Prize

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Carlo Pagano of Concordia University, currently a visitor at Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn, has received the 2025 André Aisenstadt Prize. This celebrates the achievements of young Canadians in both pure and applied mathematics. 

Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn Mourns Death of Günter Harder

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Emeritus director of institute passed away at age 87

Bonn, June 11, 2025. The Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn mourns the death of Professor Günter Harder, who passed away on Tuesday, June 10, at the age of 87. Günter Harder was a scientific member of the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics since 1991 and director from 1995 to 2006. His work area was arithmetic geometry and number theory, and after his retirement he remained a very active emeritus director. Our institute has lost a wonderful person and a great mathematician who will be deeply missed!

Dennis Gaitsgory awarded 2025 Breakthrough Prize

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MPIM Director Dennis Gaitsgory receives the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, endowed with 3 million US dollars “for foundational works and numerous breakthrough contributions to the geometric Langlands program and its quantum version; in particular, the development of the derived algebraic geometry approach and the proof of the geometric Langlands conjecture in characteristic 0”.

Doug Ulmer among 2025 AMS Fellows

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Doug Ulmer, currently a visitor at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn, was selected as member of the new class of 2025 fellows of the American Mathematical Society. The new group of fellows includes also the former MPIM guests Wiesława Nizioł and Florian Herzig. The prestigious Fellows of the AMS program recognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication, and utilization of mathematics.

Warning - scam e-mails going around!

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SCAM E-MAILS GOING AROUND FROM VARIOUS E-MAIL ADDRESSES


It has come to our attention that some people have been contacted by various e-mail addresses about their stay during MPIM conferences (even if they are not planning to attend any conferences). Please be aware that this is a scam!

Here are some of the addresses we know have sent scam e-mails: 

Gerd Faltings in den Orden pour le mérite aufgenommen

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Gerd Faltings, Emeritus Direktor des Max-Planck-Instituts für Mathematik in Bonn, wurde zum Mitglied des Orden pour le mérite gewählt, wie am 11.9.2024 durch das Bundespresseamt bekannt gegeben wurde. Dem Orden gehören somit 34 deutsche und 37 ausländische Mitglieder, darunter 17 Nobelpreisträgerinnen und -träger, an. Zu Mitgliedern des Ordens zählten mit Friedrich Hirzebruch und Yuri Manin bereits zwei weitere Direktoren des Max-Planck-Instituts für Mathematik.

Die Zuwahl in den Orden Pour le mérite zählt zu den höchsten Ehrungen, die Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern, Künstlerinnen und Künstlern in Deutschland zuteilwerden kann. Die Künstler- und Gelehrtenvereinigung wurde 1842 von Preußenkönig Friedrich Wilhelm IV. gegründet und 1952 von Bundespräsident Theodor Heuss wiederbelebt. Erster Kanzler des Ordens war der Naturforscher Alexander von Humboldt.

Der Orden Pour le mérite steht unter dem Protektorat des Bundespräsidenten. Finanziert und organisatorisch betreut wird er von der Staatsministerin für Kultur und Medien.

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