Barbara Wohlmuth facts for kids
Barbara I. Wohlmuth is a German mathematician. She is an expert in solving complex math problems using computers. These problems often involve what are called partial differential equations, which are special equations used to describe how things change in space and time. She teaches and researches at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), where she leads the group focused on numerical mathematics.
Her Journey in Mathematics
Barbara Wohlmuth started her math journey by earning a master's degree in mathematics in 1991 from a university in France. The next year, 1992, she also got a diploma from the Technical University of Munich (TUM).
She continued her studies at TUM and earned her doctorate degree in 1995. This is a very high academic degree, showing she completed advanced research. Later, in 2000, she completed her "habilitation" at the University of Augsburg. This is another important step in Germany that allows someone to become a full professor.
From 2001 to 2010, she was a full professor at the University of Stuttgart. Then, in 2010, she returned to the Technical University of Munich, where she continues her important work today.
Awards and Honors
Barbara Wohlmuth has received many special awards for her contributions to mathematics:
- In 2005, she was given the International Giovanni Sacchi Landriani Prize from a famous academy in Milan, Italy.
- She won the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize in 2012. This is a very prestigious award in Germany for top researchers.
- In 2013, she was chosen to be a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. This is a group of leading scientists and scholars.
- In 2020, she became a SIAM Fellow. This honor is given by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics to people who have made big impacts in numerical mathematics and computational science.
- She was elected to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2022. This is Germany's national academy of sciences.
She was also a special speaker at important math events:
- In 2014, she was the Emmy Noether Lecturer for the German Mathematical Society. This lecture series honors famous women in mathematics.
- She was an invited speaker at the 2018 International Congress of Mathematicians. This is one of the biggest and most important meetings for mathematicians from all over the world.
