Lisa Sauermann

Lisa Sauermann
Sauermann at Oberwolfach, 2013
Born (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 32)
Dresden, Saxony
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Bonn
Stanford University
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Doctoral advisorJacob Fox
Websitewww.iam.uni-bonn.de/users/sauermann/home

Lisa Sauermann (born 25 September 1992) is a mathematician from Germany known for her performance in the International Mathematical Olympiad, where in 2011 she had the single highest (and perfect) score. She won four gold medals (2008–2011) and one silver medal (2007) at the olympiad, representing Germany.[1][2]

Sauermann attended Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Gymnasium Dresden when she was in 12th grade. She won the Franz Ludwig Gehe Prize in 2011 and the gold medal in the age group III, the 11th–12th grade competition. As a result, she won a trip to the Royal Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. To achieve this, she presented a new mathematical theorem with a proof in a work entitled "Forests with Hypergraphs".[3]

In 2011 she began studying mathematics at the University of Bonn.[4] In 2014, she completed her bachelor thesis on algebraic geometry under Michael Rapoport.[5] She became a graduate student studying with Jacob Fox at Stanford University where she obtained her PhD in 2019, receiving two prizes for her dissertation titled "Modern Methods in Extremal Combinatorics".[6][7] In 2021, she received the European Prize in Combinatorics at Eurocomb for her work in combinatorics.[8] Currently she works at University of Bonn[9] where she lists her research interests as "extremal and probabilistic combinatorics".[10] In 2022, she was awarded a Sloan fellowship,[11] and in 2023, she received the von Kaven Award.[12]

Her sister, Anne, two years her junior, was a successful participant in math and science Olympiads at the national level.[13]

  1. ^ "Hall of Fame". International Mathematical Olympiad. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  2. ^ "52nd IMO 2011: Individual results". International Mathematical Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  3. ^ "Franz Ludwig Gehe Prize 2011: forests with hypergraphs and smart satchels". Celesio. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  4. ^ Noack, Rick (5 October 2011). "Mein erstes Mal: Lisa, 18, wird Mathe-Weltmeisterin". Spiegel Online.
  5. ^ Mullas, Raffaella (10 September 2022). "A conversation with Lisa Sauermann". European Women in Mathematics. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Lisa Sauermann Receives Two Dissertation Prizes". mathematics.stanford.edu. September 8, 2020. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  7. ^ Sauermann, Lisa (May 2019). "Modern Methods in Extremal Combinatorics". Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Lisa Sauermann Awarded European Prize in Combinatorics – Women In Math". math.mit.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  9. ^ "Lisa Sauermann Returns to the University of Bonn".
  10. ^ "Lisa Sauermann personal website".
  11. ^ "2022 Fellows | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation". sloan.org. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  12. ^ "Lisa Sauermann receives the von Kaven Award". Universität Bonn. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  13. ^ "Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Gymnasium Dresden". Manos-dresden.de. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2015-06-10.