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Kathrin Bringmann
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Karl Mahlburg and Kathrin Bringmann at Oberwolfach (2009)
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| Born | 8 May 1977 |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Heidelberg |
| Awards | SASTRA Ramanujan Prize (2009) |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Cologne |
| Doctoral advisor | Winfried Kohnen |
Kathrin Bringmann (born May 8, 1977) is a brilliant German mathematician. She is a professor at the University of Cologne in Germany. She is famous for her important work in a special area of mathematics called "mock theta functions."
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Kathrin Bringmann's Journey in Math
Her Early Life and Studies
Kathrin Bringmann was born on May 8, 1977, in Muenster, Germany. She loved learning and studied both mathematics and theology at the University of Würzburg in Germany. She finished her studies there in 2002 and earned a diploma in mathematics in 2003.
She then went on to get her PhD in mathematics in 2004. She earned this advanced degree from the University of Heidelberg. Her main teacher and guide during her PhD was a professor named Winfried Kohnen.
Becoming a Professor
After getting her PhD, Kathrin Bringmann moved to the United States. From 2004 to 2007, she worked as an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin. During this time, she started working with another famous mathematician, Ken Ono.
She also spent a short time as an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota. Later, she returned to Germany. She joined the University of Cologne as a full professor, where she continues to teach and research today.
Awards and Special Honors
Kathrin Bringmann has received many important awards for her amazing work in mathematics.
Major Awards and Prizes
She was given the Alfried Krupp-Förderpreis for Young Professors. This is a very special award that comes with one million Euros! It is given by the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation to help young professors with their research. Kathrin Bringmann was only the third mathematician ever to win this big prize.
In 2009, she also won the SASTRA Ramanujan Prize. This award celebrates mathematicians who have made important discoveries. These discoveries are often in areas of math that were first explored by the genius mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
Other Recognitions
In 2015, the German Mathematical Society honored her by making her the Emmy Noether Lecturer. This means she was chosen to give a very important lecture to other mathematicians.
Kathrin Bringmann also co-wrote a book with other mathematicians: Amanda Folsom, Ken Ono, and Larry Rolen. The book is called Harmonic Maass Forms and Mock Modular Forms: Theory and Applications. It was published in 2018 and won a special award called the Prose Award for being the best scholarly book in mathematics that year.
