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María Wonenburger SOMMa Lecture Series – Call for Nominations
María Josefa Wonenburger Planells (Oleiros 1927 – La Coruña 2014) was a pioneering Spanish mathematician whose influential contributions to Lie theory, Coxeter groups, and representation theory -as well as her mentorship of leading figures in the field- have left a lasting mark on contemporary mathematics.
The SOMMa mathematics centres — BCAM, CRM, ICMAT, IMAG, and IMUS — are pleased to announce the launch of the María Wonenburger SOMMa Lecture Series, a new visiting-researcher programme designed to promote scientific exchange and strengthen collaboration across our institutions.
This programme will support visits by outstanding researchers in any area of mathematics, with particular encouragement for nominations of women mathematicians.
TARGET
Research groups at the participating SOMMa mathematics centres are encouraged to submit expressions of interest to nominate potential visitors. It is expected that the proposed nominee has been contacted in advance and has agreed in principle to the nomination, including the proposed dates of the visit and the centres to be visited.
DURATION
We welcome nominations for visits from October 1, 2026 to July 31, 2027. We anticipate supporting at most two visitors during this period.
Each selected visitor will spend time at a minimum of two SOMMa mathematics centres, for between one and three weeks at each site.
SUPPORT
Selected researchers will receive:
- Travel support, including travel between SOMMa mathematics centres.
- Accommodation and per diem.
DUTIES
During each stay, visitors will deliver lectures or graduate courses presenting their work to the local community.
HOW TO APPLY
The deadline for applications is 15th June 2026.
All applications must be submitted to the email address of one of the institutions you are interested in (visitingfellow@bcamath.org) for BCAM.
Please attach the following documents:
- A brief CV of the nominee.
- A motivation letter detailing the proposed dates of the visit, the centres to be visited, a short description of the receiving groups, a brief summary of the topics to be discussed during the visit, and the proposed lectures to be delivered.
In addition, please fill in the following Application Form.
SELECTION
A dedicated selection committee will evaluate all nominations.
TIMEFRAME
Resolutions will be sent by July 10, 2026.
Internship programme
BCAM brings the opportunity for excellent international students to join a world-class interdisciplinary research center in Bilbao, Spain. BCAM is a build-up of researchers with diverse mathematical and applied backgrounds, working on theory, modelling, analysis, optimization/control, numerical solution and computer simulation of dynamical systems, motivated by real-world problems in areas like control of waves, aerodynamics, communication networks, image and video processing, biology/medicine, finance, etc. For further information about BCAM scientific activities, see BCAM Research Lines.
BCAM is looking for: motivated Undergraduate, Master and PhD students in mathematics and related areas.
We welcome applications for the internship positions, which may take a form of:
- Summer or one-semester stay
- Master thesis
- Industrial project
- Part of Ph.D. thesis
Selected applicants will be responsible for learning, suggesting and applying ideas under the supervision of BCAM researchers and according to an established plan, with the objective to successfully solve the issues stated in the Internship position announcement and prepare the expected deliverables.
Please note that at BCAM we offer two kinds of internship:
- The group leader of the researcher line can request an internship for a selected candidate. For that option, please contact the supervisor of the research line that you are interested in doing the internship. You can find their contact data on BCAM Research lines.
- The internships that are published as follows. Please, apply by filling the form below and select the position you are interested in. We strongly recommend to apply at least three months before your preferred starting date. In case you do not require funding from BCAM, please contact directly the potential supervisor.