New Professor of Fractals: Revolution in Math Study!

New Professor of Fractals: Revolution in Math Study!

In the summer semester of 2025, Sabrina Kombrink will take over the professorship for analysis and its applications in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Bremen. Her scientific focus lies at the interface of analysis, geometry and stochastics, and her research deals with innovative topics.

One of Kombrink's central research areas includes fractal geometry. Fractals are structures that are characterized by self-similarity and scale-independent properties. The term “fractal” was coined by Benoit B. Mandelbrot in the 1960s and describes how common phenomena in nature such as coastlines and clouds are formed. The topic of fractals is closely linked to chaos theory, which also developed in the 1960s with the advent of computer technology michael.szell.net.

Research topics

Kombrink's research has several promising areas of application. She investigates limit sets of stochastic processes that are important for the analysis of random processes. They also deal with image analysis of irregular structures. These analyzes find central applications in medicine, especially in cancer research, as well as in chemistry for the analysis of emission particles.

Another interesting aspect of their work is inverse questions, in which sound emissions are used to draw conclusions about the nature of objects. With her in-depth knowledge in these areas, Kombrink will undoubtedly make a valuable contribution to research at the University of Bremen.

Academic background

Sabrina Kombrink has studied at renowned institutions, including the universities of Göttingen and Warwick. She completed her doctorate at the University of Bremen, where she received great recognition with her dissertation, which received the Bremen Study Prize in 2012. After completing her doctorate, Kombrink took up various postdoctoral positions at universities in Bremen, Lübeck and at the Mittag-Leffler Institute in Sweden. She then took on a substitute professorship at the University of Göttingen and worked as an assistant professor at the University of Birmingham in Great Britain.

After moving to the University of Bremen in April 2025, she will contribute her valuable experience to teaching and research and thus enrich the scientific community.