WWU Research Prize for Eugen Hellmann

Hellmann and Wessels - The Rectorate has awarded the WWU Research Prize for 2020 to Eugen Hellmann, an investigator of our Cluster of Excellence, for his outstanding achievements. The mathematician is one of the world's leading specialists in the field of arithmetic geometry. As a result of the Corona pandemic, the University's management dispensed with the traditional presentation of the award during the New Year's Reception. Instead, Rector Prof. Johannes Wessels presented the certificates in a small gathering and, together with the fellow members of the Rectorate, praised the recipients of prizes in his welcoming speech during the digital New Year's Reception. "Eugen Hellmann's scientific work is outstanding, and his research into arithmetic geometry delivers valuable results for mathematics worldwide," said Johannes Wessels. The WWU Research Prize, worth 30,000 euros, is awarded for excellent, internationally recognized research work and is intended to fund further profile-building research activities undertaken by the recipient. The prize is awarded every two years.