Penn State - Göttingen
International Summer School on Number Theory
Göttingen, Germany
July 29 – August 18, 2012

The Mathematics Department of the Pennsylvania State University and the Institute of Mathematics of Göttingen University will host a Summer School on Number Theory in Göttingen, Germany, from July 29 to August 18, 2012. This program is designed to provide educational and research experience for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate mathematics students enrolled in universities in the United States and countries of the European Union. The program consists of mini-courses, problem sessions, and projects with computer lab and theoretical components. All projects will be performed in teams with students from different countries to provide a first-hand international experience. Each participant will receive a stipend to cover travel expenses and lodging.

There will be a research conference on number theory during the last week of the program. Some of the talks will be expository and should be accessible to students.

Summer School Poster

Summer School Website in German

Mini-courses

  • Valentin Blomer (Göttingen): Automorphic form with applications

  • Jörg Brüdern (Göttingen): Counting rational points on algebraic varieties

  • Rainer Dietmann (London): Probabilistic Galois theory

  • Gergely Harcos (Budapest): L-functions and equidistribution

  • Preda Mihailescu (Göttingen): Computational number theory and cryptography

  • Mihran Papikian (Penn State): Drinfeld modules

Application and Registration

In order to be admitted to the summer school and receive funding, please follow the following steps:

Step 1. Fill out the Registration Form.
Step 2. Send by email a short CV, preferably as a PDF attachment, to

psu.goet.school2012@gmail.com

The CV should include your full name, contact information, mathematical interests, the list of math courses you have taken in the last 3 semesters and your grades, and any other information you consider relevant.
Step 3. Arrange for one or two faculty members to send a letter of recommendation on your behalf to the above email address. Please ask the recommenders to include your name in the subject line of the email.

All materials must be received by March 31, 2012. For questions and comments, please contact us by email.
Funded by the
National Science Foundation