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PD Dr. Benjamin Brück

Current affiliations

  • Professur für Algebra und Modelltheorie (Prof. Tent)
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0000-0001-9606-3783

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Geometric group theory

Academic Education

11/2025Habilitation in mathematics, University of Münster
04/2016 - 03/2020PhD in mathematics, Bielefeld University
10/2014 - 03/2016Master in mathematics, University of Münster
10/2011 - 09/2014Bachelor in mathematics, University of Münster

Work Experience

since 01/2024Akademischer Rat auf Zeit (advanced postdoc position), University of Münster
09/2023 - 12/2023Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Postdoc), University of Münster
10/2020 - 08/2023Hermann-Weyl-Instructor, ETH Zürich
04/2020 - 09/2020Postdoctoral researcher, University of Copenhagen

Functions and Memberships

since 09/2023Investigator, Young Research Group - "High-dimensional cohomology of arithmetic groups", Mathematics Münster

Publications

An analogue of Rognes' connectivity conjecture for free groups
Brück, Benjamin; Miller, Jeremy; Piterman, Kevin Ivan
In: arXiv:2512.19128.
Research article in digital collection
Apartment classes of integral symplectic groups
Brück, Benjamin; Sroka, Robin J. (2025)
In: Journal of Topology and Analysis, 17(06).
Research article (journal)
Weight 2 cohomology of graph complexes of cyclic operads and the handlebody group
Borinsky, Michael; Brück, Benjamin; Willwacher, Thomas (2025)
In: Selecta Mathematica (New Series), 31, 22.
Research article (journal)
Top-degree rational cohomology in the symplectic group of a number ring
Brück, Benjamin; Himes, Zachary (2025)
In: Selecta Mathematica (New Series), 31, 55.
Research article (journal)
Connectivity of partial basis complexes of freely decomposable groups
Brück, Benjamin; Piterman, Kevin I. (2025)
In: Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society, 2410.17121.
Research article (journal)
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Projects

High-dimensional cohomology of arithmetic groups
Duration: 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2029 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme
Type of project: Individual project
EXC 2044 - T01: K-Groups and cohomology
Duration: 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2032 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
EXC 2044 - T03: Models and universes
Duration: 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2032 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster