The Hausdorff Center for Mathematics (HCM) is a research center in Bonn, formed by the four mathematical institutes of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Mathematical Institute, Institute for Applied Mathematics, Institute for Numerical Simulation, Research Institute for Discrete Mathematics), the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics (MPIM), and the Institute for Social and Economic Sciences.
History The Hausdorff Center was established in 2006 as one of the seventeen national Clusters of Excellence that were part of the German government's Excellence Initiative.EXC 59: Mathematik: Grundlagen, Modelle, Anwendungen at the Website of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (English: German Research Foundation), retrieved 2024-09-03 It was officially opened with a colloquium on 19 and 20 January 2007. In 2012, a second funding period was granted, and in 2018, it was followed by a third funding period.EXC 2047: Hausdorff Center for Mathematics (HCM), at the Website of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (English: German Research Foundation), retrieved 2024-09-03 It was ranked 14th in the world for mathematics by the Academic Ranking of World Universities in 2021.
The center is named after the mathematician Felix Hausdorff (born 8 November 1868; died 26 January 1942).
Organization The spokesperson of the HCM is Martin Rumpf.Structure of the HCM at the website of the Hausdorff Center for Mathematics, retrieved 2024-02-15. Altogether, about 70 professors from Bonn are affiliated with the HCM: all professors for Mathematics, of the MPI, and for Theoretical Economy.Members at the website of the Hausdorff Center for Mathematics, retrieved 2024-09-03. These include the director of the MPI, Peter Scholze, who was awarded the Fields Medal in 2018.List of all Fields Medalists at the website of the International Mathematical Union, retrieved 2024-09-03.
The Hausdorff Research Institute for Mathematics (HIM) and the Hausdorff School for Mathematics (HSM) are part of the Hausdorff Center:
The Hausdorff Research Institute for Mathematics (HIM) organizes international long-term programs and fosters cooperations between German mathematicians and internationally renowned scientists in mathematics and mathematical economics. It also runs specific programs for young scientists. Director of the HIM is Stefan Müller. The Hausdorff School for Mathematics (HSM) is the central institution serving all early-career researchers in mathematics at Bonn: from PhD students to advanced postdocs. Director is Margherita Disertori.
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Official Website Hausdorff Research Institute for Mathematics Hausdorff School for Mathematics