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Peter Bühlmann elected to the Leopoldina
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We are delighted to announce that Professor Peter Bühlmann has been elected to the Leopoldina, Germany's National Academy of Sciences.
Doctoral exam of Tim-Henrik Bülles
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Tim-Henrik Bülles successfully passed his oral doctoral thesis examination entitled: "Symmetry and enumerative geometry of Calabi-Yau spaces". Congratulations!
Peter Hintz: inaugural lecture
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On 5 April, Professor Peter Hintz gave his inaugural lecture entitled: "Mathematics of black holes". He has been professor at the Department since July 2021.
Joaquim Serra: inaugural lecture
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On 5 April, Professor Joaquim Serra gave his inaugural lecture entitled: "Smoothness in nature and elliptic partial differential equations". He has been professor at the Department since January 2021.
Dylan Possamaï: inaugural lecture
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On 31 March, Professor Dylan Possamaï gave his inaugural lecture entitled: "Contract theory and optimal control: a (short) story about incentives". He has been professor at the Department since August 2020.