PD Dr. Benjamin Brück

Current affiliations

Professur für Algebra und Modelltheorie (Prof. Tent)
Einsteinstr. 62, 48149 Münster

Academic profiles

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Research Focus

Geometric group theory
Groups, which are algebraic structures used for describing symmetries, play a central role in my work. The tools I use for studying these often involve topology, but also include methods from combinatorics, probability theory and logic.

Academic Education
11/2025	Habilitation in mathematics, University of Münster
04/2016 - 03/2020	PhD in mathematics, Bielefeld University
10/2014 - 03/2016	Master in mathematics, University of Münster
10/2011 - 09/2014	Bachelor in mathematics, University of Münster
Work Experience
since 01/2024	Akademischer Rat auf Zeit (advanced postdoc position), University of Münster
09/2023 - 12/2023	Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Postdoc), University of Münster
10/2020 - 08/2023	Hermann-Weyl-Instructor, ETH Zürich
04/2020 - 09/2020	Postdoctoral researcher, University of Copenhagen
Functions and Memberships
since 09/2023	Investigator, 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 \| Preprint \| submitted / under review
Apartment classes of integral symplectic groups Brück, Benjamin; Sroka, Robin J. (2025) In: Journal of Topology and Analysis, 17(06), 1821-1840. doi:10.1142/S1793525324500286 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
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. doi:10.1007/s00029-025-01018-9 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Top-degree rational cohomology in the symplectic group of a number ring Brück, Benjamin; Himes, Zachary (2025) In: Selecta Mathematica (New Series), 31, 55. doi:10.1007/s00029-025-01051-8 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Connectivity of partial basis complexes of freely decomposable groups Brück, Benjamin; Piterman, Kevin I. (2025) In: Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society, 2410.17121. doi:10.1112/blms.70197 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| accepted / in press (not yet published)

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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