Introduction

Dear Friends of KoMSO,

It is our pleasure to present the fourth KoMSO newsletter of the year. This edition includes information on the following topics.

Conferences & events
* MOPTA 2021

News & miscellaneous
* BMBF call for proposals "MaterialDigital 2"
* BMBF call for proposals "M-era.Net III"
* Selected ECMI2021 talks available online

Success stories & achievements
* Humboldt-Research-Award for Ivan Oseledets

Please feel free to share your feedback with us or to contribute ideas for upcoming editions of this newsletter. Previous editions of this newsletter can be found at <https://www.komso.org/index.php?id=71>.

Best wishes from the KoMSO Coordination Office!

Conferences & events

MOPTA 2021

The conference "Modeling and Optimization: Theory and Applications (MOPTA)" will take place from August 2 to 4, 2021 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. Submissions are possible until June 28, 2021. More information can be found at <https://coral.ise.lehigh.edu/~mopta/>.

News & miscellaneous

BMBF call for proposals "MaterialDigital 2"

The BMBF published a call for proposals within the "Initiative for digitalization of materials research in Germany (MaterialDigital 2)". Submissions are possible until July 1, 2021. More information (in German) can be found at <https://www.bmbf.de/foerderungen/bekanntmachung-3484.html>.

BMBF call for proposals "M-era.Net III"

Within the programme "From material to innovation" the BMBF published the call for proposals "M-era.Net III -- materials science and technology" with a focus on battery materials. Submissions are possible until June 15, 2021. More information (in German) can be found at <https://www.bmbf.de/foerderungen/bekanntmachung-3531.html>.

Selected ECMI2021 talks available online

Selected talks of last week's ECMI2021 conference can now be found on ECMI's YouTube channel at <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC91b85JbKwOmWuGHP1mkUgg/videos>.

Success stories & achievements

Humboldt-Research-Award for Ivan Oseledets

Following a nomination from Fraunhofer ITWM, Ivan Oseledets from Skoltech, Moscow, Russia received a Humboldt-Research-Award. More information (in German) can be found at <https://www.itwm.fraunhofer.de/de/presse-publikationen/presseinformationen/2021/2021_03_22_Oseledets.html> or (in English) at <https://www.skoltech.ru/en/2021/02/skoltech-professor-ivan-oseledets-to-be-granted-the-humboldt-research-award/>.