Hans-Bert Rademacher

Hans-Bert Rademacher is a Professor of Differential Geometry at the University of Leipzig's Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, where he has held the chair since 1995. He completed his Habilitation in 1991 and earned his PhD (Dr.rer.nat., summa cum laude) in 1986 from Universität Bonn, following a Diploma in Mathematics (1983) from the same institution.

Research Interests: His work focuses on differential geometry, including pseudo-Riemannian geometry, Finsler geometry, conformal geometry, Dirac operators and twistor spinors, Morse theory and closed geodesics, topology of free loop spaces, and discrete curve shortening. His research bridges geometric analysis and topology, particularly in the study of geodesic systems and curvature properties.

Publication Trends: Recent articles center on closed geodesics in various geometric settings (spheres, Finsler manifolds, 3-manifolds), solitons in geometric flows, homology of loop spaces, and conformal geometry. His work frequently applies Morse theory to solve problems in global analysis and topology.

Awards and Honors:

• University Medal (2021)
• Full Member, Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities (since 2010)
• Heisenberg Fellowship (1992-1995)
• Felix Hausdorff Memorial Prize (1985)
• National Mathematics Competition Winner (1978)

Academic Service: He has supervised 12 PhD students and served as Dean (2011-2014) and Vice-Dean (2005-2008) of his faculty. He coordinated the Research Training Group "Analysis, Geometry and their interaction with the sciences" (2000-2010) and serves on editorial boards for several mathematics journals.