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Prof. Dr. Elena Mäder-Baumdicker holds a Tenure Track position in Geometry at TU Darmstadt since 2019. She was previously a postdoc at KIT and conducted research at Princeton University. Currently, she is organizing conferences such as the BIRS workshop on Non-linear Critical Point Theory and the Women in Geometry 3 conference. Her research focuses on global and local questions in differential geometry, particularly geometric variational problems involving minimal surfaces and Willmore surfaces. She has supervised two active PhD students (Nils Neumann and Jona Seidel), along with several Master’s and Bachelor’s theses. She is a member of the SPP 2026 'Geometry at infinity' and actively engages in academic outreach, including the Meet&Math initiative and public lectures for school students. Her teaching includes courses on differential geometry and seminars on geometric analysis.
- Education: PhD in Mathematics (2014, Freiburg), Diploma in Mathematics (2010, Freiburg)
- Research Interests: Minimal Surfaces, Willmore Surfaces, Geometric Flows (e.g., Mean Curvature Flow), Alexandrov Spaces, Variational Problems in Geometry
- Recent Conferences: Co-organizer of the Ernst Kuwert 60th Birthday Conference (2021), Geometric Analysis meets Geometric Topology (2019), and multiple BIRS events (2023–2025)
- Grants & Fellowships: DFG-funded research position (2017–2019), Leopoldina Fellowship (2018–2019)
- Labs/Teams: Leads the 'Variational Problems in Geometry' team at Women in Geometry 3, co-runs the RMU Seminar 'Solution Concepts in PDEs'
Her work emphasizes the interplay between geometric analysis and topology, with a focus on singularities in geometric flows and applications of variational methods. She actively participates in promoting gender equality in academia through her role in the AK-Gleichstellung committee.
