Prof. Dr. Karin Baur
Pure Mathematics (Reine Mathematik)
address:
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Fakultät für Mathematik
Universitätsstraße 150
D-44780 Bochum
room:
IB 2/127
phone:
(+49)(0)234 / 32-23240
email:
karin.baur(at)rub.de
office hours: by appointment
Research Areas
- Algebra
- Representation theory
- Cluster algebras
- Cluster categories
- Combinatorics
- Lie algebras
Research Projects
2022-2027:
PI of project "Combinatorial Representation Theory: Algebra and its interfaces with geometry, topology and combinatorics" (2,554,972£)
2019:
Listen to Intuition, Kulturjahr Stadt Graz 2020 -> 2021 (5,400€)
2019-2022:
Faculty member of Discrete Mathematics in Graz and Leoben (2,045,000€)
2018-2023:
Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship (234,818£)
2018:
OeAD grant for cooperation with Slovenia (4,300€)
2018:
JESH fellowship, research visit of Dr. A. Nasr (20,000€)
2017-2020:
FWF project "Dimer algebras on surfaces", 2 postdoctoral researchers (390,000€)
2017:
ASEA-Uninet cooperation with Indonesia (3,000€)
2014-2017:
PI of project "Unkonventionelle Forschung" with Dr. K. Fellner at University of Graz (180,000€)
2015/2016:
JESH fellowship, research visit of Dr. A. Nasr (10,000€)
2014-2018:
Co-PI and faculty member of Discrete Mathematics in Graz and Leoben, FWF(2,000,000€)
2013-2016:
FWF project "Symmetric groups and geometric representation theory", one post-doctoral researcher (200,000€)
2012-2015:
FWF project "Surface algebras", one post-doctoral researcher, one PhD student (300,000€)
2012-2013:
SNSF project "Cluster categories and triangulations", extension of a prodoc module (51,099 CHF)
2011-2013:
Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship with Dr. D. Bogdanic as researcher (170,901 CHF)
2009-2012:
SNSF project "Cluster categories and triangulations", research module prodoc (152,414 CHF)
2007-2011:
SNSF Professorship (1,185,468 CHF)
2004:
Scholarship by the Freie Akademische Stiftung (20,000 CHF)
2003-2004:
SNSF Fellowship for prospective researchers (75,936 CHF)
1999-2002:
Marie Heim-Vögtlin subsidies: fellowship during PhD (65,848 CHF)
Short CV
- since 2024: Professor at Ruhr-University Bochum
- 2018-2023: Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship
- since 2018: Professor at University of Leeds
- since 2011: Professor at University of Graz
- 2007-2011: SNSF Professor (assistant professor) at ETH Zurich
- Postdoc at ETH Zurich (2002-2003), UCSD (2003-2005), and University of Leicester (2005-2007)
- 2002: PhD at the University of Basel, Switzerland