Vietnamese mathematician Dung is the first to complete his dissertation within the Erasmus Mundus Algant PhD-programme, under the supervision of Prof.dr.Hendrik Lenstra. The defence of his thesis ‘Profinite groups with a rational probabilistic zeta function’ will take place on 14 May 2013 on 13h45 in the ‘Academiegebouw’ in Leiden. The Algant Consortium consists of 8 universities on 4 continents that offer a joint doctorate programme in pure mathematics, with a strong emphasis on Algebra, Geometry and Number Theory. 'The Algant programme was a golden opportunity', says Duong Hoang Dung. ‘Doing a PhD in Vietnam is very difficult. I would not get a grant there and in addition to paying for the tuition fees, I would also have to work very hard to pay for my living costs while doing research. This means there would be much less time for the thesis. I want to use my new knowledge to help develop maths in Vietnam. In Vietnam it is almost impossible to visit international conferences abroad, or to have easy access to the latest publications in mathematics'.
Emeritus Professor in Mathematics Prof. Dr. Ir. Bert Peletier received a Royal Honor in the church ‘Hooglandse Kerk’ in Leiden on 26 April 2013. He was a pioneer in the field of mathematics and in particular in the field of non-linear analysis. Peletier inspired his students and supervised PhD students, some of which are now renowned professors. Peletier has been an active member of the Academia Europea and the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences. He held various managerial positions and visiting professorships, national and international. He was co-founder of the Lorentz Centre in Leiden, found to organize Interactive workshops in the Sciences. He was engaged in mathematical research for the development of new drugs that not only treat symptoms, at the research school ‘Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR)’. After his retirement Peletier remained active in national and international cooperation in Mathematics.
Prof. dr. Cramer (Leiden University / Centre for Mathematics & Computer Science) is appointed as ‘Fellow of IACR’. This was announced by the International Association for Cryptologic Research on 8 April 2013. The selection committee praised Prof. dr. Cramer for his contributions to the development of modern Cryptography. He was awarded the title for ‘fundamental contributions to cryptography, for sustained educational leadership in cryptography, and for service to the IACR". Cramer is the first academic working in The Netherlands to receive this prestigious award. The award ceremony will take place during the 33rd CRYPTO-conference in Santa Barbara, USA, in August 2013.
René Pannekoek received the 2013 Philipsprize for PhD students in Mathematics at the Dutch Congress for Mathematics 2013 in Nijmegen. It was the 8th time that this prize, 1000 Euro and a trophy, was awarded. From all applications, a total of six PhD studens were selected. These 6 students all got the opportunity to present their research to the jury at the Dutch Congress for Mathematics. The jury unanimously assigned René as the winner of the Philipsprize, with which the trophy went to a PhD student of Leiden University for the 3rd time. Predecessors were Joost Batenburg (2006) and Johan Bosman (2007).
On Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 February, the yearly ‘Algant doctorate candidates and academics’ meeting will take place. The Algant Consortium consists of 8 universities on 4 continents and offers a two-year integrated master and a joint doctorate programme in pure mathematics, with a strong emphasis on Algebra, Geometry and Number Theory. Algant partners and students from Milan, Padua, Bordeaux, Orsay and Leiden will meet at the Mathematical Institute in Leiden this year. During the weekend, 2nd and 3rd year Algant PhD students will present their research. On Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 February, the Algant partners will continue their meeting with the selection of new Algant candidates for the new academic year. Show the photos.
The discovery of a new Mersenne prime was discussed on national TV by Hendrik Lenstra and Bas Jansen, who defended his thesis on Mersenne Primes in december, and by Ionica Smeets.
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