Mathematics Research Institute

Mathematics Research Institute

The Mathematics Research Institute aims to promote research interactions in the mathematical sciences among Ohio State faculty and researchers worldwide. 

 

June Huh - 2026 Zassenhaus Lecturer

June Huh on outdoor bench

June Huh, of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of Princeton University, is the 2026 Zassenhaus Lecturer.  He was awarded the Fields Medal and a MacArthur Fellowship in 2022. He has been noted for the linkages that he has found between algebraic geometry and combinatorics.

Hong Wang - Fall 2025 Radó Lecturer

Hong Wang teaching at a whiteboard

Hong Wang is the 2025 Fall Radó Lecturer.  Hong is a specialist in harmonic analysis, and recently announced a solution to the three-dimensional Kakeya conjecture, a longstanding open problem at the intersection of analysis and geometry.