2026 Clay Research Fellows
Date: 08 January 2026
The Clay Mathematics Institute is pleased to announce that Oliver Edtmair and Qiuyu Ren have been awarded Clay Research Fellowships.
Oliver Edtmair received his PhD in 2024 from UC Berkeley, where he worked under the supervision of Michael Hutchings. He is currently a Junior Fellow at the Institute for Theoretical Studies at the ETH Zürich. Oliver has been appointed as a Clay Research Fellow for three years beginning 1 July 2026.
Qiuyu Ren will receive his PhD in 2026 from UC Berkeley, where he works under the supervision of Ian Agol. Qiuyu has been appointed as a Clay Research Fellow for five years beginning 1 July 2026.