ICMAT Newsletter #17 - 2024
June at ICMAT
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Hello!
Here is our 17th ICMAT monthly newsletter, which includes the latest news and forthcoming activities related to the Institute and its members.
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More than 100 students discover research at ICMAT
JAE School began on 24 June in the ICMAT's Aula Azul. Image: Nadia Velasco (ICMAT)
As every summer, ICMAT is hosting its introductory research school for undergraduate and master's degree students: the JAE School of Mathematics. "The ICMAT maintains a strong historical commitment with the education of young researchers. The JAE School is one of our main educational projects: it aims to open a small window onto the world of research in mathematics", says Javier Aramayona, director of the ICMAT. From 24 June to 5 July, this year's programme includes six mini-courses and five introductory talks on current research questions in a wide range of fields, from number theory to geometry, differential equations and algebra, given by expert researchers.
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A place to experience the pleasure of doing mathematics
In PIM, groups of four or five students try to find creative solutions to difficult mathematical problems. Image: ICMAT
The Pequeño Instituto de Matemáticas (PIM, Little Mathematics Institute) is an initiative aimed at fostering an interest and taste for mathematics among pre-university students. Launched in 2021 by ICMAT, it follows the model of mathematical circles, in which the students themselves, in groups, try to solve complex mathematical problems. The second edition of the programme closed on 31 May and registration is now open for the third edition, which will begin in September 2024 and, like all previous editions, will be free of charge for students.
Full report on this link.
"There is no other field that gives more creative freedom than mathematics"
Alberto Verjovsky. Image: ICMAT
Alberto Verjovsky is one of the most outstanding mathematicians in Latin America and, in particular, in his country, Mexico. He is one of the leading specialists in geometry, topology and dynamics. In fact, his thesis on Anosov flows is still a reference in the field. He is currently a researcher at the Institute of Mathematics of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, at its headquarters in Cuernavaca.This year, he recieved the Latin American Prize for Research in Mathematics 2024 in the category of Consolidated Mathematician, awarded by the Institute for Mathematical Sciences of the Americas (IMSA), with which the ICMAT collaborates in the new Enhancing Mathematical Bridges between Spain and Latin America ICMAT Programme.
"In geometry, representations allow you to see how things change, just like when making a film"
Raquel Perales. Image: ICMAT
Raquel Perales has been a researcher at the Centro de Ciencias Matemáticas (CIMAT) in Guanajuato (Mexico) since January 2024. Earlier this year she received the IMSA Latin American Mathematics Research Prize, in its first edition - in the category of young mathematicians - a recognition that she believes will open up new opportunities for her.
She began her research career because, after studying mathematics, she found that she liked geometry more than any other field, which led her down a more theoretical path. "Unlike other areas, you can make representations and see how things change, just like making a film" she says.
Read the full interview with Raquel Perales, as part of the new Enhancing Mathematical Bridges between Spain and Latin America ICMAT Programme.
“El h-principio es increíblemente general y relevante en cualquier área de la geometría”
Álvaro del Pino coorganised the Summer School on h-principle. Image courtesy of Del Pino
From 17 to 21 June, the Summer School on h-principle was held at ICMAT, an educational meeting on a very active area of current research in geometry: the h-principle. We talked to Álvaro del Pino, professor at the Universiteit Utrecht in the Netherlands, expert in the use of differential topology techniques to study geometric structures and co-organiser of the event, about this fascinating topic.
You can read the interview on this link.
Summer school in geometry, dynamics and field theory, celebrated in the mountains of Madrid
Fifth edition of the Summer School on Geometry, Dynamics and Control. Image courtesy of the school
The ICMAT International Summer School on Geometry, Dynamics and Field Theory celebrates its 16th edition this year, continuing with its aim of training new generations of researchers in these areas of mathematics that are closely related to physics and engineering. From 20 to 25 June, a large group of young researchers interested in focusing their research on geometry, mathematical physics and numerical integrators - masters, doctoral and postdoctoral students - lived together at La Cristalera, in Miraflores de la Sierra (Madrid), where the meeting was held.
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El Escorial hosts a congress on field theory geometry
The Real Centro Universitario María Cristina de El Escorial hosted The geometry of field theories
From 13 to 15 June 2024, the conference The geometry of field theories brought together experts in the geometric formulation of field theory at the Real Colegio María Cristina de El Escorial (Madrid), with the aim of sharing the latest results and discussing new lines of research and applications. "The geometric formulation of field theory is a powerful mathematical framework for various physical theories, such as modified gravity, string theories and gauge theories," says David Martín de Diego, CSIC researcher at ICMAT and one of the organisers of the event. "The geometric approach characterises the constraints, provides methods for reducing symmetries, integrating numerically and detecting algebraic structures for quantization," he adds.
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An ICMAT thesis, among those awarded the CSIC's relevant doctoral thesis prize
Álvaro Romaniega finished his thesis at ICMAT in 2022. Image courtesy of Romaniega
Álvaro Romaniega's work, under the direction of Daniel Peralta-Salas (ICMAT-CSIC) and Alberto Enciso (ICMAT-CSIC), is one of those selected for the 2nd CSIC Prize for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis. It is one of the four winners in the global area of Society, out of a total of 20. In this edition, 190 proposals were received. Romaniega presented her thesis, "Asymptotic probability techniques in monochromatic waves and fluid mechanics", in September 2022. The thesis "addresses different issues related to probability, partial differential equations, fluid mechanics and some aspects of economic theory", according to its author.
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A writer, a linguist and a mathematician talk about quipus, the knots with which the Incas represented numbers and concepts
Rafael Larco Herrera, Archaeological Museum in Lima, Peru. CC BY-SA 3.0, Claus Ableiter
On Friday, 28 June, Peruvian writer Rafael Dumett, author of the novel El Espía del Inca (Alfaguara, 2022), took part in a scientific-literary discussion organised by the ICMAT at the Cervantes y Compañía bookshop (Calle del Pez, 27, Madrid): "Quipus: mathematics and Inca stories". He was joined by Concepción Reverte Bernal, honorary collaborator of the University of Cádiz, who contributed her vision as a linguist and specialist in Spanish-American literature, and Manuel de León, CSIC research professor at ICMAT.
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New members at ICMAT
In June 2024, the following people have joined the Institute:
Management members:
- Lucía Lafuente is a new IT member.
- Natalia Potapova is a new administration member.
Researchers:
- Nestor Blázquez has joined as a predoctoral researcher.
Currently visiting ICMAT
- Alessandra Iozzi (ETH Zurich), until 04/07/2024.
- Xavier Ros Oton (Universitat de Barcelona), until 05/07/2024.
- Luis Martínez Zoroa (Universidad de Basilea), until 07/07/2024.
- Shreyas Narendra Bharadwaj (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay), until 24/07/2024.
- Óscar Domínguez (CUNEF University), until 31/07/2024.
- Zamurat Ayobami Adegboye (Institute of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, IMSP-UAC, Dangbo, Benin), until 27/08/2024.
- Víctor Manuel Jiménez Morales (UNED), until 31/08/2024.
- Andoni de Arriba de La Hera (UNED), until 31/12/2024.
- Andrés Julián Moreno Ospina (UNICAMP), until 28/02/2025.
- Liangchen Zou (University of Science and Technology of China), until 15/05/2025.
- Xueting Jin (School of Mathematical Sciences Capital Normal University China), until 01/07/2025.
You have more information about the people who are visiting ICMAT here.
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ERC Proof of Concept Grant 2024 (ERC-2024-POC). Funding for principal investigators who already have projects financed by the ERC, aimed at enhancing the innovative potential of the outcomes derived from those projects.
Deadline: 17/09/2024.
Call MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2024. The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships are open to research staff of any nationality with up to 8 years of research experience who wish to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral mobility. The mobility can be done:
-To a Third Country not associated to Horizon Europe (Global Postdoctoral Fellowships).
-To or between EU Member States and/or countries associated to Horizon Europe (European Postdoctoral Fellowships).
Deadline: 11/09/2024.
CSIC i-COOP Programme. The aim of the CSIC i-COOP Scientific Cooperation for Development Programme is to use its own resources to encourage CSIC research groups to collaborate with international research groups in countries receiving Official Development Assistance (ODA) by means of training, work and specialisation stays for research staff from the participating organisations.
Deadline: 03/07/2024.
CSIC i-LINK Programme. The I-LINK programme aims to stimulate and promote both the consolidation of stable scientific cooperation links between CSIC teams and teams from foreign scientific institutions of international relevance, and the exploration of new channels for the internationalisation of knowledge transfer at our institution.
Deadline: 05/07/2024.
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ICMAT in the media
- "El gran momento de la investigación matemática en España", 03/06/2024, editorial by Javier Aramayona, ICMAT director, in ABC newspaper
- "Andrei Jaikin: "En matemáticas hay que sustituir el contenido por capacidades de lógica", 06/06/2024, interview with Andrei Jaikin (ICMAT-UAM), PIM coordinator, in Magisterio.
- "¿Existe un sistema electoral sin voto útil?", 07/06/2024. 'Café y Teoremas', ICMAT section in El País newspaper.
- "Es un error plantear las cosas desde el punto de vista de '¿Y esto para qué sirve?'", 13/06/2024, interview with Javier Aramayona in Magisterio.
- “No se pueden desplegar tan a la ligera los sistemas de IA”, 27/06/2024, interview with David Ríos (ICMAT-CSIC) in El País newspaper.
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Keep in touch
Have we forgotten anything? Do you want to add any news, visit or upcoming activity? Please, do not hesitate to write us at communication@icmat.es and we will include the information in the next newsletter.
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