Kathrin Bringmann
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Kathrin Bringmann is a number theorist in the University of Cologne
, Germany
and the University of Minnesota
, USA who has made fundamental contributions to the theory of mock theta function
s. She has been awarded
the Alfried Krupp-Förderpreis for Young Professors, a one-million-Euro prize instituted by the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation
. She is the third mathematician to win this prize. She has also been awarded the SASTRA Ramanujan Prize
in 2009 for her contributions to "areas of mathematics influenced by the genius Srinivasa Ramanujan
."
Kathrin Bringmann was born on May 8, 1977, in Muenster, Germany
. She passed the State Examinations in Mathematics and Theology at the University of Würzburg
, Germany, in 2002, and obtained a Diploma in Mathematics at Würzburg
in 2003. She received PhD in 2004 from University of Heidelberg under the supervision of Winfried Kohnen. During 2004–07, she was Edward Burr Van Vleck
Assistant Professor with the University of Wisconsin where she began her collaboration with Ken Ono
. After briefly serving as an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota
, she joined the University of Cologne
, Germany, as Professor.
University of Cologne
The University of Cologne is one of the oldest universities in Europe and, with over 44,000 students, one of the largest universities in Germany. The university is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, an association of Germany's leading research universities...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
, USA who has made fundamental contributions to the theory of mock theta function
Mock theta function
In mathematics, a mock modular form is the holomorphic part of a harmonic weak Maass form, anda mock theta function is essentially a mock modular form of weight 1/2. The first examples of mock theta functions were described by Srinivasa Ramanujan in his last 1920 letter to G. H. Hardy and in his...
s. She has been awarded
the Alfried Krupp-Förderpreis for Young Professors, a one-million-Euro prize instituted by the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation
The Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation is a major German philanthropic foundation, created by and named in honour of Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, former owner and head of the Krupp company, once the largest company in Europe....
. She is the third mathematician to win this prize. She has also been awarded the SASTRA Ramanujan Prize
SASTRA Ramanujan Prize
The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize, founded by Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy University in Kumbakonam, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan's hometown, is awarded every year to a young mathematician judged to have done outstanding work in Ramanujan's fields of interest...
in 2009 for her contributions to "areas of mathematics influenced by the genius Srinivasa Ramanujan
Srinivasa Ramanujan
Srīnivāsa Aiyangār Rāmānujan FRS, better known as Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan was a Indian mathematician and autodidact who, with almost no formal training in pure mathematics, made extraordinary contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series and continued fractions...
."
Kathrin Bringmann was born on May 8, 1977, in Muenster, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. She passed the State Examinations in Mathematics and Theology at the University of Würzburg
University of Würzburg
The University of Würzburg is a university in Würzburg, Germany, founded in 1402. The university is a member of the distinguished Coimbra Group.-Name:...
, Germany, in 2002, and obtained a Diploma in Mathematics at Würzburg
Würzburg
Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....
in 2003. She received PhD in 2004 from University of Heidelberg under the supervision of Winfried Kohnen. During 2004–07, she was Edward Burr Van Vleck
Van Vleck
Van Vleck can refer to:people*John Monroe Van Vleck, American astronomer, father of Edward Burr van Vleck*Edward Burr Van Vleck, American mathematician, father of John Hasbrouck van Vleck, son of John Monroe van Vleck...
Assistant Professor with the University of Wisconsin where she began her collaboration with Ken Ono
Ken Ono
Ken Ono is an American mathematician who specializes in number theory, especially in integer partitions, modular forms, and the fields of interest to Srinivasa Ramanujan...
. After briefly serving as an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
, she joined the University of Cologne
University of Cologne
The University of Cologne is one of the oldest universities in Europe and, with over 44,000 students, one of the largest universities in Germany. The university is part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, an association of Germany's leading research universities...
, Germany, as Professor.