Jürgen Richter-Gebert, Professor of Geometry and Visualization, has received the most prestigious award for scientific communication - the Communicator Award 2021, bestowed by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft. This honor recognizes the TUM researcher’s many years of passionate work dedicated to sharing his love of mathematics with students, exhibition visitors and app users.
Jürgen Richter-Gebert spent six months studying gold: He bought glitter pens at stationery shops, and studied jewelry store displays. At home, the mathematician moved gold bracelets and rings back and forth, watching the play of light on the surface. ...
