The foundation grants up to 100 Humboldt Research Awards annually to scientists and scholars from abroad with internationally recognized academic qualifications. The research award honours the academic achievements of the award winner’s lifetime.

Award winners are invited to carry out research projects of their own choice in Germany in cooperation with colleagues for periods of between six months and one year.

Brenner, associate chair for program development in mathematics, joined USC’s faculty in 1993. In 2004, she won the USC Educational Foundation Research Award in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering and was listed in the 2004 Who’s Who in Computational Science and Engineering.

USC mathematics professor Ron DeVore received a Humboldt Research Award in 2002.

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