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Department of Mathematics

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People

Former members of the optimization group

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Professors

Active professors

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Prof. Dr. Winnifried Wollner

Professor of Optimization
AM – Applied Mathematics
Bundesstraße 55
20146 Hamburg
Room: 115
Tel: +49 40 2395-24079
Office hours

during the winter term 2025/2026 (13.10.2025-19.12.2025 & 05.01.2026-30.01.2026)

Hybrid-Sprechstunde: Friday 09:00-10:00 (no office hour  on 12.12.2025)

on 09.01.2026 only online!

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during the term break (31.01.2026-05.04.2026)

Hybrid-Sprechstunde:

  • Fri 06.02: 11:00-12:00
  • Thu 12.02: 13:00-14:00
  • Thu 26.02: 11:00-12:00
  • Tue 10.03: 10:00-11:00
  • Thu 26.03: 10:00-11:00

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Research associates

Constanze Neutsch

Doctoral Researcher
AM – Applied Mathematics
Bundesstraße 55
20146 Hamburg
Room: 119, Geomatikum
Tel: +49 40 42838-5125
Research interests
  • Gradient robust discretizations for inverse problems in nonlinear flow problems

Lena Westen (born Zdun)

Doctoral Researcher
AM – Applied Mathematics
Bundesstraße 55
20146 Hamburg
Room: 103
Tel: +49 40 42838-6291
Office hours

on appointment by email

For the Teaching Export to the TUHH you will find the information there in the list for office hours.

Research interests
  • Inverse problems
  • Magnetic particle imaging
  • Image reconstruction
  • Primal-dual splitting approaches

Technical, administrative and library staff

Monika Jampert

Monika Jampert

Team-Assistant
AM – Applied Mathematics
Bundesstraße 55
20146 Hamburg
Room: 111, Geomatikum
Tel: +49 40 42838-5116, +49 40 2395-25116
Deputy: For Applied Mathematics: Katrin Kopp, Isabel Schmara
Office hours

Working days: Tuesday - Friday
Service hours: 11:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Tue + Thu: from 1 pm in the office, Wed: Home Office, Fri: from 11 am in the office

Key aspects of activity
  • Team-Assistant Applied Mathematics (AM)
  • Secretary for the Teaching export to the TU Hamburg (TUHH) (Coordinator: Prof. Struckmeier)
  • Team Room-Management (Room-Coordinator Prof. Kühn)
  • Team MAD (staff database)
  • Team wwwmath (websites maintainance)
  • Team VK (event calendar)

Katrin Kopp

Team-Assistant
AM – Applied Mathematics
Bundesstraße 55
20146 Hamburg
Room: 134, Geomatikum
Tel: +49 40 42838-4941
Deputy: For Applied Mathematics: Monika Jampert, Isabel Schmara
Office hours

Mon  - Fri, 08:00 am - 4:00 pm  (flexible working hours)
(Home office Wed and Fri)

Key aspects of activity
  • Team-Assistant Applied Mathematics (AM)
  • Lothar Collatz Colloquium for Applied Mathematics
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Isabel Schmara

Team-Assistent
AM – Applied Mathematics
Bundesstraße 55
20146 Hamburg
Room: 117, Geomatikum
Tel: +49 40 2395-25108
Deputy: Monika Jampert, Katrin Kopp, (for Applied Mathematics)
Office hours
  • Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 09:00 a.m. - 04:00 p.m.
    (during lecture-free period: Wed home office)
Key aspects of activity
  • Team-Assistent Applied Mathematics (AM)