Max Planck Institute for Mathematics

Max Planck Institute for Mathematics
Abbreviation	MPIM
Formation	1980; 44 years ago
Type	Scientific institute
Purpose	Research in mathematics
Headquarters	Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Key people	Friedrich Hirzebruch, founder. Gerd Faltings, Peter Scholze fields medalists.
Parent organization	Max Planck Society
Website	www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de (in English)

Short description: Mathematical institute

The Max Planck Institute for Mathematics (German: Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik, MPIM) is a prestigious research institute located in Bonn, Germany . It is named in honor of the Germany physicist Max Planck and forms part of the Max Planck Society (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft), an association of 84 institutes engaging in fundamental research in the arts and the sciences. The MPIM is the only Max Planck institute specializing in pure mathematics.

The Institute was founded by Friedrich Hirzebruch in 1980, having emerged from the collaborative research center "Theoretical Mathematics" (Sonderforschungsbereich "Theoretische Mathematik"). Hirzebruch shaped the institute as its director until his retirement in 1995. Currently, the institute is managed by a board of five directors consisting of Peter Teichner (managing director), Werner Ballmann, Gerd Faltings, Peter Scholze, and Don Zagier. Friedrich Hirzebruch and Yuri Manin were, and Günter Harder is, acting as emeriti.^[1]

Research

The Max Planck Institute for Mathematics offers mathematicians from around the world the opportunity to visit Bonn and engage in sabbatical work lasting from weeks to several months. This guest program distinguishes the MPIM from other Max Planck institutes, and results in only a limit number of permanent positions ^[1] and the absence of separate departments within the institute.

The research of the members and guests of the institute can be classified into the following areas:^[2]