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Vice-President for Student and Academic Services

Professor Max Wardetzky has been Vice-President since 1 January 2024, a role which he holds alongside his other academic and administrative duties. Since 2008, Wardetzky has held the Chair for Discrete Differential Geometry at the University of Göttingen. From 2014 to 2018 and 2021 to 2023, he served as Dean of Studies at the Department of Mathematics.

Academic and professional career

From 2012 Professor (W3) for Discrete Differential Geometry, Göttingen University
2011-2012 Professor (W2) for Discrete Differential Geometry, Göttingen University
2008-2011 Professor (W1) for Discrete Differential Geometry, Göttingen University
2006 PhD in Mathematics (summa cum laude), Freie Universität Berlin
2003-2008 Research Assistant, TU Berlin, Zuse Institute Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin
2001-2002 Research & Development, mental images GmbH, Berlin
1998-2000 Graduate Studies, University of Maryland at College Park, USA
1992-1998 Diploma Programme Mathematics, Humboldt Universität, Berlin

Research grant-funded projects

Since 2021 CRC 1456, subproject: Geometry of bio-polymer conformational dynamics.
Since 2021 RTG 2088, two subprojects: (i) Data analysis with Wasserstein barycenters, (ii) Elastic energy regularisation for inverse obstacle problems.
2016-2020 DFG individual project: Geometric curvature functionals: Energy landscape and discrete methods (with H von der Mosel, Aachen).
2015-2019 RTG 2088, two subprojects: (i) Topological data analysis from a statistical perspective, (ii) Elastic energy regularisation for inverse obstacle problems.
2011-2019 CRC 755, subproject: High-resolution stress-field mapping in fibre networks and cells.
2013-2016 BMBF joint project MusiKa, subproject: Modellierung und strukturerhaltende Diskretisierung inelastischer Komponenten in der Systemsimulation.
2012-2015 Israel-Niedersachsen Grant: Spectral Methods in Geometry Processing.
2010-2013 Coordinator, BMBF joint project GeoMec: Diskrete geometrische Strukturmechanik für Anwendungen in virtueller und erweiterter Realität

Main research interests

  • Discrete differential geometry
  • Numerical analysis
  • Physical simulations and Computer graphics

Selected publications

  • Jay Gopalakrishnan, Michael Neunteufel, Joachim Schöberl, Max Wardetzky (2023). Analysis of curvature approximations via covariant curl and incompatibility for Regge metrics. SMAI Journal of Computational Mathematics Vol. 9, pp. 151–195.
  • Sebastian Scholtes, Henrik Schumacher, Max Wardetzky (2022). Variational Convergence of Discrete Elasticae. IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis, Volume 42, Issue 1, pp. 300–332.
  • Henrik Schumacher & Max Wardetzky (2019). Variational Convergence of Discrete Minimal Surfaces. Numerische Mathematik Volume 141, Issue 1, pp. 173–213.
  • Keenan Crane, Clarisse Weischedel, Max Wardetzky (2017). The Heat Method for Distance Computation. Communications of the ACM, Vol. 60 No. 11, pp. 90–99.
  • Tim Hoffmann, Andrew O. Sageman-Furnas, Max Wardetzky (2017). A discrete parametrized surface theory in R^3. International Math Research Notices, Volume 2017, Issue 14, pp. 4217–4258.
  • Behrend Heeren, Martin Rumpf, Peter Schröder, Max Wardetzky, Benedikt Wirth (2014). Exploring the Geometry of the Space of Shells. Computer Graphics Forum 33(5):247–256.
  • Marc Alexa & Max Wardetzky (2011). Discrete Laplacians on General Polygonal Meshes. ACM Transaction on Graphics 30:4, pp. 102:1–102:10.
  • Miklos Bergou, Max Wardetzky, Stephen Robinson, Basile Audoly, Eitan Grinspun (2008). Discrete Elastic Rods. ACM Transaction on Graphics 27:3, pp. 63:1–63:12.
  • Max Wardetzky, Saurabh Mathur, Felix Kälberer, Eitan Grinspun (2007). Discrete Laplace operators: No free lunch. Symposium on Geometry Processing 2007, pp. 33–37.
  • Klaus Hildebrandt, Konrad Polthier, Max Wardetzky (2006). On the Convergence of Metric and Geometric Properties of Polyhedral Surfaces. Geometriae Dedicata 123, pp. 89–112.


Responsibilities

  • Exchanges with the faculties on topics relating to Student and Academic Services, for instance in the context of discussing strategy and planning.
  • Central Senate Commission for Student and Academic Services (zKLS)
  • Teaching strategy process
  • Studienqualitätskommission (SQK)
  • Chair of the Council of Deans of Studies
  • Exchange with AStA and student senate members


Departments of the central administration and central institutes

  • Student and Academic Services (SL)
  • Schoolchildren laboratories (XLAB, YLAB, BLAB)
  • Göttingen State and University Library – Teaching (SUB)
  • Centre for Languages and Transferable Skills (ZESS)
  • Zentrale Wissenschaftliche Einrichtung für Lehrer*innenbildung (ZEWIL)


Representation of the University in boards of trustees/advisory boards

  • European University Network ENLIGHT
  • Landeshochschulkonferenz Niedersachsen (LHK)’s standing committee for student and academic services, Member
  • Coordinating committee for quality in student and academic services (KASL), Chair
  • Advisory board for XLAB administration, Member


Strategie Studium & Lehre

Office of the Vice-President

Arne Gerdes
Personal Executive Assistant to the Vice-President for Student and Academic Services

Tel. +49 551 39-21056
Fax +49 551 39-18-21056
referent.vp-lehre@uni-goettingen.de

Rita Kohlstedde
Office of the Vice-President

Tel. +49 551 39-21031
Fax +49 551 39-18-21031
rita.kohlstedde@uni-goettingen.de