29 search results for “mathematics” in the Staff website
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Lodewijk Kallenbergkallenberg@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274831
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Hans Metzj.a.j.metz@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275110
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Harald van Milh.g.j.van.mil@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277124
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Exhibition shows the ‘beauty and power’ of mathematics
In the ‘Imaginary’ exhibition, its curators show how society is made up of mathematics. From algorithms that save lives to ones that generate art. The exhibition is from 2 June to 25 July at Oude UB in Leiden.
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Martina Chirilus-Brucknerm.chirilus-bruckner@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274837
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Hermen Jan Hupkeshhupkes@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275587
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Peter Grünwaldpdg@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Arjen Doelmana.doelman@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277123
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Why the mathematics of operations research is so fascinating – even for a layperson
Floske Spieksma will give her inaugural lecture as Professor of Mathematics of Operations Research on 1 September. A discussion about mathematical models, Venezuela, trembling knees, being the only woman, casinos, intuition and above all loving your job.
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Marta Fioccom.fiocco@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277144
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Zhuang Kangz.kang@liacs.leidenuniv.nl |
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Martin Brightm.j.bright@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277132
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Ronald van Luijkrvl@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277147
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Marco Strengstreng@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277093
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Robin de Jongrdejong@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274829
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Rusydi Makarim
r.h.makarim@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jelle Goemanj.j.goeman@lumc.nl | 071 5269700
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Laura Zwepl.b.zwep@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Mathematics student Alex Colling: ‘Bachelor’s thesis was highlight of my time in Leiden’
Alex Colling himself calls his bachelor's thesis ‘the highlight of his time in Leiden’. And according to his supervisors, that resulted in an outstanding thesis, with great attention to detail. The Mathematics and Physics student worked on a mathematical description of monopoles: hypothetical particles…
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ERC grant for Jan Vonk: 'Mathematics is the most powerful language to describe our universe'
On 22 November, Leiden scientist Jan Vonk received an ERC starting grant for his research on the building blocks of mathematics. This grant is not his first this year: in fact, this July Vonk also received a Vidi from NWO. Four questions to the scientist who got two grants this year.
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Sander Hilleshille@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277109
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Richard Gillgill@math.leidenuniv.nl |
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Pim Overgaauw: ‘As Institute Manager, you are the spider in the web’
Pim Overgaauw is at his best when he can support others. His new position as Institute Manager of the Mathematical Institute is therefore a perfect fit. ‘My main goal is to ensure that our mathematicians can focus on the maths.’
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How quantum mechanics threatens our digital lives – and makes them safer
Much of the work of Serge Fehr, Professor of Quantum Information Theory, is abstract and theoretical and comprehensible to very few people. But his work helps make the digital world safer so that in future our internet banking will still be problem free, for instance. He will explain more in his inaugural…
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Mathematics lecture: Manjul Bhargava - Magic squares, cubes and hypercubes
Lecture
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Dirk van der Hoevend.van.der.hoeven@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277146
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International Credit Mobility grant brings mathematicians together in Leiden
Leiden and South Africa have long standing historical ties in the field of mathematics. These ties have now been strengthened thanks to an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (ICM) grant. Four researchers from Pretoria are now visiting Leiden. ‘No matter how good we are at dealing with Teams and…
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New statistical method brings together studies at an early stage
During the coronavirus pandemic, scientists were in a hurry to find drugs that would help fight the disease. To combine the research that was being carried out around the world, PhD candidate Judith ter Schure developed a new statistical method: ALL-IN meta-analysis. This helps determine sooner whether…
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Vidi grants for 12 researchers from Leiden University
An impressive 12 researchers from Leiden University have been awarded an 800,000-euro grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This will enable them to develop their own line of research over the next five years.