Alessandro Carlotto uses 3D models to show what shapes the more complex minimal surfaces between two liquids can have.
Alessandro Carlotto uses 3D models to show what shapes the more complex minimal surfaces between two liquids can have. He investigates the mysteries of shapes and curvature in higher dimensions: mathematician Alessandro Carlotto will receive the 2022 ETH Zurich Latsis Prize for his original research at the frontier of mathematics and physics. In his research, Alessandro Carlotto often operates on the border of mathematics and physics: his perspective is that of geometric analysis, which - put very simply - employs the tools of mathematical analysis to explore the shape of objects in space and how they deform over time and under the influence of curvature. Within that field, Carlotto is considered a rising star and 'the best young researcher in continental Europe'. He will receive the 2022 ETH Zurich Latsis Prize on ETH Day. The award is acknowledgement of the Italian mathematician's pursuit of a very independent and rich research agenda, his reputation as an excellent lecturer and his award of an ERC Starting Grant 2020, which is considered a seal of quality for excellent research. In its laudation, the ETH Zurich Research Commission justifies Carlotto's award as follows: 'His deep and highly original results cover a broad spectrum from differential geometry to general relativity.
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