When Joaquim Serra investigates mathematical properties and objects, he dreams of exposing the pure structures hidden in nature. (Photograph: ETH Zurich / Nicola Pitaro)
When Joaquim Serra investigates mathematical properties and objects, he dreams of exposing the pure structures hidden in nature. (Photograph: ETH Zurich / Nicola Pitaro) - For mathematician Joaquim Serra, sketches are a gateway to insight. Sketching out geometric relationships helps him unlock the abstract reasonings required to prove his theorems. On Sunday, he is being honoured for his research into partial differential equations. When the 8th European Congress of Mathematics (8ECM) gets underway in Portoro¸ on the Adriatic coast of Slovenia this Sunday, it will be a big night for a certain ETH Zurich mathematics professor: Joaquim Serra will be presented with the European Mathematical Society's EMS Prize. This honour is awarded only every four years, each time to ten researchers under the age of 36. The award ceremony should have taken place in 2020, but like so many events was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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