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[[File:Oberwolfach MFO Feb 2020 b.jpg|thumb|Main building of the institute with restaurant and guest rooms]]
The '''Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach''' ({{lang-de|Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach}}) is a center for mathematical research in Oberwolfach, {{wipe|Germany}}. It was founded by mathematician Wilhelm Süss in 1944.

It organizes weekly workshops on diverse topics where mathematicians and scientists from all over the world come to do collaborative research.

The Institute is a member of the Leibniz Association, funded mainly by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and by the state of Baden-Württemberg. It also receives substantial funding from the ''Friends of Oberwolfach'' foundation, from the ''Oberwolfach Foundation'' and from numerous donors.

==History==
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[[Image:MFO-Panorama.JPG|thumb|The library, the main building and the bungalows]]

The Mathematical Research Institute (MFO) was founded as the ''Reich Institute of Mathematics'' (German: ''Reichsinstitut für Mathematik'') on 1 September 1944. It was located in the old castle.{{which|date=August 2021}}
Gesellschaft für Mathematische Forschung e.V., the mathematical society running the MFO, was founded 17 June 1959. 

'''1967''': October 10 : Inauguration of the guest house of the MFO, a gift of the [[Organization:Volkswagen Foundation|Volkswagen Foundation]]

'''1975''': June 13 : Inauguration of the library and meetings building of the MFO, which replaced the old castle, also a gift of the Volkswagen Foundation

'''1989''': May 26 : Inauguration of the extension of the guest building

'''1995''': Establishment of the research programme "Research in Pairs"

'''2005''': January 1 : The MFO becomes a member of the Leibniz Association

'''2007''': Establishment of the post-doctoral programme "Oberwolfach Leibniz Fellows"

'''2007''': May 5 : Inauguration of the library extension, a gift of the Klaus Tschira Stiftung and the Volkswagen Foundation

'''2005 – 2010''': General restoration of the guest house and the library building

==Statue==
[[Image:Boyflaeche.JPG|thumb|Model of a Boy's surface at the entrance]]
The iconic model of the Boy surface was installed in front of the Institute, as a gift from [[Company:Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes-Benz]] on January 28, 1991.

The Boy Surface is named after Werner Boy who constructed the surface in his 1901 thesis, written under the direction of [[Biography:David Hilbert|David Hilbert]].

== Directors ==
* 1944–1958, Wilhelm Süss
* 1958–1959, [[Biography:Hellmuth Kneser|Hellmuth Kneser]]
* 1959–1963, [[Biography:Theodor Schneider|Theodor Schneider]]
* 1963–1994, Martin Barner
* 1994–2002, [[Biography:Matthias Kreck|Matthias Kreck]]
* 2002–2013, {{Interlanguage link multi|Gert-Martin Greuel|de|3=Gert-Martin Greuel|vertical-align=sup}}
* 2013–present [[Biography:Gerhard Huisken|Gerhard Huisken]]

== Oberwolfach Prize ==
The '''Oberwolfach Prize''' is awarded approximately every three years for excellent achievements in changing fields of mathematics to young mathematicians not older than 35 years. It is financed by the Oberwolfach Foundation and awarded in cooperation with the institute.

;Prize winners
	
* 1991 Peter Kronheimer
* 1993 {{Interlanguage link multi|Jörg Brüdern|de|vertical-align=sup}} and Jens Franke
* 1996 {{Interlanguage link multi|Gero Friesecke|de|vertical-align=sup}} and {{Interlanguage link multi|Stefan Sauter|de|vertical-align=sup}}
* 1998 [[Biography:Alice Guionnet|Alice Guionnet]]
* 2000 [[Biography:Luca Trevisan|Luca Trevisan]]
* 2003 [[Biography:Paul Biran|Paul Biran]]
* 2007 [[Biography:Ngô Bảo Châu|Ngô Bảo Châu]]
* 2010 {{Interlanguage link multi|Nicola Gigli|de|3=Nicola Gigli|vertical-align=sup}} and {{Interlanguage link multi|László Székelyhidi|de|3=László Székelyhidi|vertical-align=sup}}
* 2013 Hugo Duminil-Copin
* 2016 [[Biography:Jacob Fox|Jacob Fox]]
* 2019 [[Biography:Oscar Randal-Williams|Oscar Randal-Williams]]

== External links ==
* [https://www.mfo.de Home page of the institute]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929123706/http://www.mfo.de/general/history/jackson.pdf Article about the institute by Allyn Jackson in the American Mathematical Society magazine]
* [https://www.mfo.de/math-in-public/prizes/oberwolfach-prize/ Web page about the Oberwolfach Prize]

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