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One of Professor Ray's main areas of work is multi-scale modeling. She cooperates with geoscientists to find out more about the composition and structure of soils. “The microstructure of the soil has a direct influence on its macroscopic behavior. One focus of my work is therefore to build bridges between these two scales,” explains Professor Ray. As the composition of soils is not static, but constantly changing, this places particular demands on multi-scale modeling of issues in this area. Soil plays an important role in questions of energy, sustainability, climate and the environment - as a reservoir for water and carbon and as a habitat for microorganisms. For example, multiscale modeling provides the basis for simulating the absorption of water and nutrients by roots as well as ideal living conditions for microorganisms - also as a basis of knowledge for combating hunger.

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03-28-2025

Dr.-Klaus-Körper Prize 2025 for dissertation of Dr. Schönberger

Dr. Hidde Schönberger has been selected for the Dr.-Klaus-Körper Prize 2025, awarded by the International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM). He received this honor for his doctoral thesis titled “Nonlocal gradients within variational models: Existence theories and asymptotic analysis”, which he completed at the Chair of Analysis under the supervision of Prof. Carolin Kreisbeck.

In his dissertation, Dr. Schönberger investigates mathematical models involving nonlocal gradients—a highly topical subject in variational calculus, particularly relevant in the modeling of material behavior. His work develops new existence theories and provides a thorough asymptotic analysis of such models. The concepts introduced in the thesis represent a significant contribution to the understanding and advancement of nonlocal variational principles.

Dr. Schönberger is currently a postdoctoral researcher at TU Wien, where he continues his research in this field, among other activities.

The Dr.-Klaus-Körper Prize is awarded annually to young researchers under the age of 35 for an outstanding dissertation in applied mathematics or mechanics. It is funded by the Dr.-Klaus-Körper Foundation and conferred by the GAMM Executive Board. Dr. Schönberger was presented with the award during the GAMM Annual Meeting, which took place from April 7–11, 2025, in Poznań, Poland.

The entire Department of Mathematics congratulates Dr. Schönberger on this recognition!

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