Peter S. Morfe

Dr. Peter S. Morfe is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences in Leipzig, where he works under the supervision of Felix Otto. His research focuses on elliptic and parabolic partial differential equations, homogenization, calculus of variations, probability, and stochastic processes. From 2022 to 2024, he received support from the NSF Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship program.

• PhD in Mathematics from the University of Chicago (2022), supervised by Panagiotis Souganidis.

Dr. Morfe's research explores the interplay between partial differential equations, homogenization theory, and probabilistic methods in analyzing multiscale phenomena. His work includes studies on drift-diffusion equations, Finsler infinity Laplacian, and Gaussian free-field applications in stochastic homogenization. He has published extensively on related topics, with a focus on phase transitions, interface dynamics, and scaling limits.

His scientific achievements include the NSF Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, a prestigious award recognizing early-career contributions to mathematical research. His publications highlight connections between homogenization, calculus of variations, stochastic processes, and geometric PDEs.