Top mathematicians receive support for their research
Uppsala University has had three applications approved for subjects such as computational science and higher representation theory. Photo: Getty Images
This year, 16 mathematicians have been awarded support as part of the Mathematics Program funded by the Knut och Alice Wallenberg Foundation. Uppsala University has had three applications approved for subjects such as computational science and higher representation theory.
Mateusz Stroinski, PhD student in mathematics at Uppsala University and Stefano De Marchi, professor at Università di Padova.
The Mathematics Program is a collaboration between Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, which provides the funding, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which evaluates the candidates. Peter Wallenberg Jr, chair of Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, believes that the twelve years of the Mathematics Program have shown great benefits.
“Sweden now has both world-leading research environments and new directions in mathematics research. Several Swedish research environments are also successfully competing with world-leading universities when it comes to recruiting postdocs,” he says.
This year, eight young Swedish mathematicians will have the opportunity to travel abroad to start a postdoctoral position, while five researchers and three visiting professors from abroad will be recruited to Swedish universities.
International postdoctoral positions
Eight researchers receive international postdoctoral positions and funding for two years after they return to Sweden. One of them is Mateusz Stroinski, who will receive his doctoral degree in mathematics from Uppsala University in 2025. Thanks to a grant from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, he will hold a postdoctoral position with Professor Christoph Schweigert, University of Hamburg, Germany.
Read more about his research: Mathematics at a higher level of abstraction
Another researcher at Uppsala University was offered support for a postdoctoral position at a university abroad, but had to turn it down due to other plans.
Visiting professors at Swedish universities
Three established researchers from outside Sweden will be visiting professors at Swedish universities. One of them is Stefano De Marchi, a professor at Padua University in Italy. Thanks to a grant from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, he will be a visiting professor at the Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University.
Read more about his research: Bringing computer simulations closer to reality
Annica Hulth
The Matematics Program
Over the years 2014–2029, the program provides SEK 650 million to allow Swedish researchers to receive international postdoctoral positions, as well as the international recruitment of visiting professors and of foreign researchers to postdoctoral positions at Swedish universities. The program also includes funding worth SEK 73 million for the Academy of Sciences’ Institut Mittag-Leffler, one of the world’s ten leading mathematics institutions.