Chengchang Zhu

Chengchang Zhu is a Professor at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Göttingen, Germany. She leads the junior research group on "Advanced Differential Geometry" within the Courant Research Center "Higher-Order Structures in Mathematics." Her research focuses on Lie theory, distributed symmetries, and their analytical aspects in geometry, with connections to mathematical physics, noncommutative geometry, and higher-order structures like Lie algebroids, Lie groupoids, and differentiable stacks.

Her work addresses the correspondence between global symmetries (e.g., sphere geometry) and infinitesimal data, extending classical Lie theory to modern frameworks involving super-manifolds and stacky Lie groupoids. She collaborates with groups in mathematical physics and noncommutative geometry, aiming to classify and apply these symmetries both within and beyond mathematics.

• Research Areas: Differential geometry, Lie theory, generalized complex geometry, Poisson sigma models, mathematical physics, noncommutative geometry.
• Institutional Affiliation: Mathematical Institute, University of Göttingen; Courant Research Center "Higher-Order Structures in Mathematics."