Senja Barthel

May
01
Workshop on Spatial Structures

Workshop on Spatial Structures

The first workshop of a series of CTA2 meetings. 21-25. September 2026. Registration deadline 1.August. Conference Webpage Spatial
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Apr
08
Applied topology day 2026

Applied topology day 2026

The next edition of the Applied Topology Day at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam will take place on Thursday, 18th June.
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Sep
30
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions awards funding to study Welded braids on 3D dynamics

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions awards funding to study Welded braids on 3D dynamics

Stavroula Makri, Senja Barthel, and Rob van der Vorst (as researcher, host, and co-host), got awarded an ERC Marie
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Sep
03
Computationally Efficient DFT-Based Sampling of Ion Diffusion in Crystalline Solids

Computationally Efficient DFT-Based Sampling of Ion Diffusion in Crystalline Solids

Hannes Gustafsson, Fabian Schwarz, Thijs Smolders, Senja Barthel and Amber Mace developed a new method for computationally efficient sampling of
Jul
01
Linking number of grid models

Linking number of grid models

New preprint on random links by Senja Barthel and Yuka Kotorii. We study the linking numbers of random links within
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Apr
17
Applied Topology Day 2025

Applied Topology Day 2025

The third iteration of the applied topology day was organized on the 8th of April. The meeting was organized by
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Jan
14
Senja Barthel reappointed as Confidential Counsellor for academic integrity

Senja Barthel reappointed as Confidential Counsellor for academic integrity

In January 2025, Senja Barthel is starting her second term serving for the BETA faculty as Confidential Counsellor for academic
Dec
03
Understanding mobile particles in solid-state materials

Understanding mobile particles in solid-state materials

A perspective published in Chemistry of Materials by Fabian Schwarz, Senja Barthel, and Amber Mace. Open access DOI:10.1021/
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Dec
01
Participation in NWA 'Emergence' consortium

Participation in NWA 'Emergence' consortium

An interdisciplinary consortium of mathematicians, physicists, chemists, and cosmologists has received 7.1 million euros from the Dutch Research Council
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Nov
28
Poster prices for Riya Dogra and Alba Sendón Blanco

Poster prices for Riya Dogra and Alba Sendón Blanco

The research fair of the mathematics department of the VU Amsterdam hosted a poster session allowing PhD students to present