Lisa Sauermann

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, and is the first woman to achieve this distinction. She won four gold medals (2008–2011) and one silver medal (2007) at the olympiad, representing Germany. [1][2]

Lisa Sauermann
Lisa Sauermann, Oberwolfach 2013
Born (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992
Dresden, Saxony
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Bonn
Stanford University
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Doctoral advisorJacob Fox
Websiteweb.stanford.edu/~lsauerma/

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] She is a former graduate student of Jacob Fox at Stanford University[5] and will be an assistant professor at MIT starting summer 2021. [6]

Her sister, Anne, two years her junior, was a successful participant in math and science Olympiads at the national level.[7]

Selected publications
  • ——— (2016). "On the μ-admissible set in the extended affine Weyl groups of E6 and E7". Journal of Algebra. 451: 526–543. arXiv:1411.5427. doi:10.1016/j.jalgebra.2015.11.047.
  • Reiher, C.; ——— (2014). "Nash-Williams' theorem on decomposing graphs into forests". Mathematika. 60 (1): 32–36. arXiv:1705.01648. doi:10.1112/S0025579313000119.

References
  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. Lisa Sauermann. "Stanford Department of Mathematics - People » Lisa Sauermann » People". Mathematics.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  6. "Lisa Sauermann personal website".
  7. "Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Gymnasium Dresden". Manos-dresden.de. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
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