the Leibniz Association 2007: Establishment of the post-doctoral programme "Oberwolfach Leibniz Fellows" 2007: 5 May : Inauguration of the library extension, a gift of the Klaus Tschira Stiftung and the Volkswagen Foundation 2005 – 2010: General restoration of the guest house and the library building Statue The iconic model of the Boy surface was installed in front of the Institute, as a gift from Mercedes-Benz on 28 January 1991. The Boy Surface is named after Werner Boy who constructed the surface in his 1901 thesis, written under the direction of David Hilbert. Directors 1944–1958, Wilhelm Süss 1958–1959, Hellmuth Kneser 1959–1963, Theodor Schneider 1963–1994, Martin Barner 1994–2002, Matthias Kreck 2002–2013, 2013–present Gerhard Huisken Oberwolfach Prize The Oberwolfach Prize is awarded approximately every three years for excellent achievements in changing fields of mathematics to young mathematicians not older than 35 years. It is financed by the Oberwolfach Foundation and awarded in cooperation with the institute. Prize winners 1991 Peter Kronheimer 1993 and Jens Franke 1996 and 1998 Alice Guionnet 2000 Luca Trevisan 2003 Paul Biran 2007 Ngô Bảo Châu 2010 and 2013 Hugo Duminil-Copin 2016 Jacob Fox 2019 Oscar Randal-Williams References External links Home page of the institute Web page about the Oberwolfach Prize Leibniz Association Research institutes in Germany International research institutes for mathematics Organisations based in Baden-Württemberg Research institutes established in 1944 Mathematics in Germany