Ulrich Pennig

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School of Mathematics

Cardiff University

Senghennydd Rd, Cardiff, CF24 4AG

United Kingdom

I am a Senior Lecturer in Algebra and Topology at Cardiff University and a member of the research group Geometry, Algebra, Mathematical Physics and Topology (GAPT).

My research focuses on connections between operator algebras and algebraic topology, in particular (twisted) K-theory and index theory. I am also interested in topological and conformal field theories, with a view towards elliptic cohomology.

See the bio page for more on my academic background.

news

Sep 07, 2026 From 7th to 11th September 2026 I will be at the University of Münster to give a talk at the workshop Interactions between operator algebras, K-theory and homotopy theory.
Jul 01, 2026 Our paper Bundles of strongly self-absorbing C*-algebras with a Clifford grading was awarded the Outstanding Paper Prize of the Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan (JMSJ).
May 04, 2026 From 4th to 8th May 2026 I will be at the Alfred Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg in Greifswald to give a talk at the conference Higher Differential Geometry.
Mar 19, 2026 From 19th to 20th March 2026 Cardiff will host the next meeting of our research network Operator Algebras in the South of the UK.
Nov 24, 2025 From 24th to 28th November I will be at the Isaac Newton Institute for the programme Quantum field theory with boundaries, impurities, and defects.