The Department of Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Statistics is pleased to announce that our own Prof. Elisabeth Werner has been selected as a 2026 Simons Fellow in Mathematics.
As stated by the Simons Foundation: “Sabbatical research leaves provide mathematicians with opportunities for intellectual stimulation and collaboration that foster innovative research. Recognizing this, the Simons Foundation’s Mathematics & Physical Sciences division is pleased to announce the latest cohort of Simons Fellows in Mathematics. These fellows receive funding to make sabbatical or equivalent research leaves more productive by extending them from a single term to a full academic year.”
Professor Werner previously held a Simons Fellowship in 2020–21. During that year, she was the main organizer of a trimester program titled The Interplay between High-Dimensional Geometry and Probability at the Hausdorff Institute in Bonn, Germany.
During the 2026–27 fellowship year, Professor Werner will continue her research in asymptotic geometric analysis and affine convex geometry, two closely related areas of contemporary mathematics. Asymptotic geometric analysis studies the geometry of finite-dimensional normed spaces and convex bodies in high dimensions. Affine convex geometry investigates geometric quantities and structures that are invariant under affine transformations.
As part of this work, she plans to undertake extended research visits with collaborators at institutions including the University of Münster (Germany), Tel Aviv University (Israel), and the University of Waterloo (Canada). In summer 2027, she will also participate in the trimester-long program High Dimensional Probability and Analysis, Continuous and Discrete at the Institut Henri Poincaré in Paris, France.
Professor Werner expresses her sincere gratitude to the Simons Foundation for this opportunity, noting that the sabbatical year will provide invaluable time and freedom to advance her research and further strengthen collaborations with colleagues around the world.