News about Awards

Two million DKK to research in C*-algebras

Associate professor Magdalena Musat and Professor Mikael Rørdam have received a grant from the The Danish Council for Independent Research | Natural Sciences to the project ”Groups, Actions and C*-algebras”.

Jan W. Thomsen receives the award Teacher of the Year, SCIENCE 2016

“Jan W. Thomsen captivates the physics students when he takes them into the world of quantum optics and with his great enthusiasm and energetic demeanour he manages to create a learning atmosphere where students can…

Kang Li wins poster award

PhD student Kang Li won last week an award for best poster at a conference on mathematical neuroscience.

Thesis Prize to Nilin Abrahamsen

Danish Mathematical Society's thesis prize of 15,000 DKK will be presented Friday, June 10, to Nilin Abrahamsen at an event on HCØ.

Two mathematicians elected to the Academy of Science

Copenhagen University and the Department of Mathematical Sciences are well represented among the new members of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.

Gerd Grubb receives a Swedish honorary doctorate

Lund University promotes Gerd Grubb to honorary doctor and holds a seminar in her honor.

DFF-grant for DNA detective

Therese Graversen is not the first statistician to receive a postdoc grant from the Danish Council for Independent Research. But she may be the first to receive the grant from the council of Technology and Production…

Physicist Peter Lodahl receives prestigious EliteForsk Award

Peter Lodahl, professor of quantum physics at the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen has received the prestigious Danish elite researcher award, the EliteForsk Award 2016. Peter Lodahl works with…

Upcoming MATH professor receives ERC Grant

European Research Council (ERC) has today announced that the Danish mathematician, Professor Søren Galatius, is awarded the prestigious 2015 Consolidator Grant.

Marie Curie grant to Sinan Yalin

MATH postdoc Sinan Yalin has received a Marie Curie Research Fellowship. The 166,829 € grant will be hosted at the Center for Symmetry and Deformation.

Marianne Vestergaard receives the Niels Bohr Institute’s teaching award

“There are many good teachers, but there is one in particular that deserves to be celebrated for the brilliant difference she has made in the lives of her students, both professionally and personally - Marianne…

Marianne Vestergaard receives the Niels Bohr Institute’s teaching award

“There are many good teachers, but there is one in particular that deserves to be celebrated for the brilliant difference she has made in the lives of her students, both professionally and personally - Marianne…

Brian Schmidt receives the Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour, 2015

Brian Schmidt, Professor of astronomy and Vice-Chancellor of Australian National University, has been awarded the Niels Bohr Institute Medal of Honour, 2015. Brian Schmidt studies supernovae (exploding stars) and…

Teacher of the year makes the abstract concrete

What is the probability of receiving University of Copenhagen’s teaching award 'Harald of the Year'? This year's recipient should be able to answer. He researches and teaches in probability theory.

The KIF Prize 2015 goes to Professor Jens Hjorth

The Danish Network for Women in Physics, KIF has awarded the 2015 prize to Professor Jens Hjorth, the director of the Dark Cosmology Centre, Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen.

Danish Statistician honoured by Oxford

Therese Graversen from the Department of Mathematical Sciences has received a medal from the University of Oxford for her outstanding PhD thesis about systematic treatment of DNA analyses.

Anja Andersen receives the Danish Physical Society’s Communication Award

Anja Andersen, associate professor at the Dark Cosmology Centre at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, has received the International Year of Light Communication Award from the Danish Physical Society.

Photos from Ostrowski prize ceremony

The 2015 Ostrowski Prize was 30 October awarded to Professor Peter Scholze, University of Bonn, Germany. The Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, was hosting the event.

Jes Jørgensen receives The Academy of Sciences and Letters Silver Medal 2015

In 2015, the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters awards a silver medal goes to Associate Professor Jes K. Jørgensen from the Niels Bohr Institute for his research into the processes surrounding the formation of…

Invitation to the 2015 Ostrowski Prize Ceremony

The 2015 Ostrowski Prize is awarded to Professor Peter Scholze, University of Bonn, Germany. All interested are invited to the Ceremony which takes place on Friday 30 October 2015 in Copenhagen.

New centre for the mathematics of quantum theory

The VILLUM FONDEN has granted 30 million DKK to the “Villum Centre of Excellence for the Mathematics of Quantum Theory (QMATH)”.

Christopher Pethick receives the Feenberg Award

Christopher Pethick, Professor at the Niels Bohr International Academy and Nordita has received the Feenberg Medal 2015 for his pioneering contributions and profound insights into many-body physics across diverse…

MATH team successful in DREAM Challenge

Five statistics students from the Department of Mathematical Sciences made a “top performance” in an international competition, which aims to improve the prediction of survival time for patients with prostate cancer.

Mathematician admitted to The Young Academy

The Young Academy, created by the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences, has just admitted nine new members, all of which are excellent, young researchers within their field of study. One of these is Elisenda Feliu, assistan…